CVE-2020-7973
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
6.1 MediumFix available
GitLab 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
0.88%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-7973- 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 through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-7973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28890No score
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28890- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9r3x-jfv9-5w6cNo score
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
GHSA-9r3x-jfv9-5w6c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
CVE-2020-7973- 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-2020-7973No score
GitLab through 12.7.2 allows XSS.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2020-7973- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami | before 12.5.9, 12.6.0 up to 12.6.6, 12.7.0 up to 12.7.3 | 12.5.912.6.612.7.3 |
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-2020-7973 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 0.88%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 12.5.9.