CVE-2022-2500 Cross-site scripting in GitLab

What is CVE-2022-2500?

CVE-2022-2500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 Aug 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

A cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1. A stored XSS flaw in job error messages allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims at client side.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2500?

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

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2500?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 15.0.5, 15.1.4 or 15.2.1.

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-2022-2500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2022-2500, GHSA-4jhx-xj9w-gw72, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2500.