CVE-2024-8186

MEDIUM 5.4 ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-03-03 · Last modified 2025-03-03 · GitLab · NVD: Analyzed

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 28th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

5.4CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · CNA

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
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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Tracked sources are checked weekly for the full archive, including PoCs published after the original disclosure. A later release appears after a tracked source lists it and a refresh succeeds.

Data snapshot: 2026-10-26T04:59:11.116Z

Affected

Vendors Gitlab

Products Gitlab

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:L/I:L/A:N

References and research data (JSON)

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.6.0 and < 17.7.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 16.6.0 and < 17.7.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.8.0 and < 17.8.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	≥ 17.8.0 and < 17.8.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	17.9.0
Gitlab	Gitlab	17.9.0

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
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/2655757 technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-03-03T10:02:44.912Z
NVD · CVE-2024-8186 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:22:04.750

Advisories

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-5803 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2025-5803

Technical & other

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480751 issue-trackingpermissions-requiredBroken LinkCVE record · GitLab · Updated 2025-03-03T10:02:44.912Z
NVD · CVE-2024-8186 · Updated 2026-06-17T08:22:04.750

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS