CVE-2022-2235
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5...
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
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
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
CVE-2022-2235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34514
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
EUVD-2022-34514- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mxgw-4fpv-6f32
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5...
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
GHSA-mxgw-4fpv-6f32- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
CVE-2022-2235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
CVE-2022-2235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2235
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2235- 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
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-2235 No score
Insufficient sanitization in GitLab EE's external issue tracker affecting all versions from 14.5 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to perform cross-site scripting when a victim clicks on a maliciously crafted ZenTao link
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-2235- 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-2022-2235 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Gitlab, published July 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.10.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360540
hackerone.com/reports/1542510
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2235
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mxgw-4fpv-6f32
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2235
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2235