CVE-2024-8186 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

Medium 5.4 Published 3 Mar 2025 Updated 3 Mar 2025

An attacker can inject HTML into the child item search in GitLab, potentially leading to cross-site scripting attacks.

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-2024-8186?

CVE-2024-8186 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 3 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8186?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`gitlab` Bitnami	From `16.6.0`	`17.9.1`

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8186?

Upgrade gitlab to 17.9.1 or later.

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-2024-8186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2024-8186, GHSA-g5qp-3jx2-p69r.