CVE-2024-8648
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2024-8648- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-49323
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
EUVD-2024-49323- 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-p27q-qvwx-7mg5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
GHSA-p27q-qvwx-7mg5- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2024-8648- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2024-8648- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-8648
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8648- 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-2024-8648 No score
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16 before 17.3.7, 17.4 before 17.4.4, and 17.5 before 17.5.2. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript code in Analytics Dashboards through a specially crafted URL.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2024-8648- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-8648 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Gitlab, published November 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 17.3.7.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/486220
hackerone.com/reports/2683863
about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/11/13/patch-release-gitlab-17-5-2-released
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8648
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p27q-qvwx-7mg5
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8648
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8648