CVE-2025-9222
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
- Record
CVE-2025-9222- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1757
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
- Record
EUVD-2026-1757- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9cp-qq4c-2wr5
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5,...
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
- Record
GHSA-p9cp-qq4c-2wr5- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
- Record
CVE-2025-9222- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
- Record
CVE-2025-9222- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2025-9222 No score
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab
GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 18.2.2 before 18.5.5, 18.6 before 18.6.3, and 18.7 before 18.7.1 that could have allowed an authenticated user to achieve stored cross-site scripting by exploiting GitLab Flavored Markdown.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2025-9222- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gitlabBitnami |
18.2.2 up to 18.5.5, 18.6.0 up to 18.6.3, 18.7.0 up to 18.7.1 | 18.5.518.6.318.7.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-9222 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Gitlab, published January 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 18.5.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/562561
hackerone.com/reports/3297483
about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/07/patch-release-gitlab-18-7-1-released
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9222
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428222
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-9222.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9222
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p9cp-qq4c-2wr5