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ID:4002 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2013-7316
ID:4002 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2013-7316
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42113
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7316
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in GitLab 6.0 and other versions before 6.5.0. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.