Description
An issue has been discovered in the gitlab-web-ide-vscode-fork component distributed over CDN affecting all versions prior to 1.89.1-1.0.0-dev-20241118094343and used by all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 15.11 prior to 17.3 and which also temporarily affected versions 17.4, 17.5 and 17.6, where a XSS attack was possible when loading .ipynb files in the web IDE
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab VSCode Fork | < 1.89.1-1.0.0-dev-20241118094343 | 1.89.1-1.0.0-dev-20241118094343 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gitlab | No fix yet | — |
References
- GitLab Issue #500785 issue-tracking permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2765778 technical-description exploit permissions-required