CVE-2023-2442

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
GitLab	GitLab	>=15.11, <15.11.7; >=16.0, <16.0.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2442.jsonVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1965750Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2442.jsonVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1965750Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Jun 7, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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