CVE-2021-39887
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE...
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
CVE-2021-39887- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-26243
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
EUVD-2021-26243- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j2x-wq4x-63v8 No score
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE...
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
GHSA-8j2x-wq4x-63v8- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
CVE-2021-39887- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
CVE-2021-39887- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-39887
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39887- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-39887 No score
A stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the GitLab Flavored Markdown in GitLab CE/EE version 8.4 and above allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-39887- 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-2021-39887 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Gitlab, published October 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.1.7.