CVE-2024-4901
HIGH 8.7 ALL-YEARSAn issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, where a stored XSS vulnerability could be imported from a project with malicious commit notes.
33.0% modeled chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (98th percentile). Prioritize remediation.
Exploitation likelihood
33.0%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 98th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.7CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79: : Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 16.9.0 and < 16.11.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 16.9.0 and < 16.11.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.0.0 and < 17.0.3 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 17.1.0 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 17.1.0 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.7 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - HIGH 8.7 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:58.957Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T20:55:10.235Z
NVD · CVE-2024-4901 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:03:08.227
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-44468 EUVD · EUVD-2024-44468
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-08-29T15:04:58.957Z
CVE record · CVE · Updated 2024-08-01T20:55:10.235Z
NVD · CVE-2024-4901 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:03:08.227
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS