CVE-2020-10078
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a...
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-10078- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-10078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2543 No score
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2543- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh73-gxwx-h999 No score
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a...
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-fh73-gxwx-h999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-10078- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2020-10078 No score
GitLab 12.1 through 12.8.1 allows XSS. The merge request submission form was determined to have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-10078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami |
12.1.0 up to 12.8.2 | 12.8.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10078 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Gitlab, published March 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 12.8.2.