CVE-2020-7971
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
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 EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-7971- 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 ListNo score
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-7971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28888No score
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28888- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3q8-7g5m-j8cwNo score
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
GHSA-g3q8-7g5m-j8cw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-7971- 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-2020-7971No score
GitLab EE 11.0 and later through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-7971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami | 11.0.0 up to 12.5.9, 12.6.0 up to 12.6.6, 12.7.0 to 12.7.2 | 12.5.912.6.6 |
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-2020-7971 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Gitlab, published February 5, 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 12.5.9.