SB2018080312 - Cross-site scripting in GitLab, Gitlab Community Edition
Published: August 3, 2018 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018080312
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12605)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition 10.7.x before 10.7.6. The usage of 'url_for' contained a XSS issue due to it allowing arbitrary protocols as a parameter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.