CVE-2020-13271
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in...
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
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
CVE List Score used
6.1
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
CVE-2020-13271- 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
EUVDEUVD-2020-5532
6.1
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
EUVD-2020-5532- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6w2-q947-gwv4 No score
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in...
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
GHSA-h6w2-q947-gwv4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
CVE-2020-13271- 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
OSV
6.1
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
CVE-2020-13271- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13271
6.1
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13271- 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-2020-13271 No score
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowed the execution of arbitrary Javascript code in the blobs API in all previous GitLab CE/EE versions through 13.0.1
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-13271- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2020-13271 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Gitlab, published June 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 12.9.8.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/200094
hackerone.com/reports/672150
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13271.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13271
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6w2-q947-gwv4
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13271
about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/05/27/security-release-13-0-1-released
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13271