CVE-2024-2279 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-2279

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

Vulnerability Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.7 to 16.8.6 all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.4, all versions starting from 16.10 before 16.10.2. Using the autocomplete for issues references feature a crafted payload may lead to a stored XSS, allowing attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Thanks [yvvdwf](https://hackerone.com/yvvdwf) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
16.7, 16.9, 16.10

Timeline

Official Publish: April 12th, 2024
Last Modified: May 2nd, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)