CVE-2018-17537 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions before versions 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 11.3.1. The flaw occurs during repository browsing if a package.json file exists, allowing an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious scripts. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.4, successful exploitation could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it has received some community and media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
< 11.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
11.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:11.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.