CVE-2024-6530
HIGH 7.3 ALL-YEARSA cross-site scripting issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 17.1 prior 17.2.9, starting from 17.3 prior to 17.3.5, and starting from 17.4 prior to 17.4.2. When adding a authorizing an application, it can be made to render as HTML under specific circumstances.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.3), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
2.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 82nd percentile
Impact if exploited
7.3CVSS 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.2.9 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.1.0 and < 17.2.9 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.3.0 and < 17.3.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | ≥ 17.4.0 and < 17.4.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - HIGH 7.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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/2567533 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-10-10T12:02:10.807Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6530 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:18:11.777
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-47610 EUVD · EUVD-2024-47610
Technical & other
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/471049 CVE record · GitLab · Updated 2024-10-10T12:02:10.807Z
NVD · CVE-2024-6530 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:18:11.777
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS