CVE-2022-1175 Cross-site scripting in GitLab

High 8.7 Published 4 Apr 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An attacker can inject HTML into GitLab notes to execute scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-1175?

CVE-2022-1175 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 4 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper neutralization of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in notes.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1175?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`gitlab` Bitnami	From `14.4.0`	`14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2`

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1175?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.7.7, 14.8.5 or 14.9.2.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-1175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2022-1175, GHSA-9fwv-mvpv-qrh4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1175.