CVE-2022-1175
Improper neutralization of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in notes.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Improper neutralization of user input in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to exploit XSS by injecting HTML in notes.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 82.00% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 April 2022
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- gitlab/gitlab
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
EPSS 82.0% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166829/Gitlab-14.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1175.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353370Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1481207Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166829/Gitlab-14.9-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1175.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353370Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1481207Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.