CVE-2017-8778 (GCVE-0-2017-8778)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-04 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
GitLab before 8.14.9, 8.15.x before 8.15.6, and 8.16.x before 8.16.5 has XSS via a SCRIPT element in an issue attachment or avatar that is an SVG document.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/2017/02/15/gitlab-8-dot-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/27471 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2017-05-04 00:00
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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