CVE-2023-2442

5.4 mediumEPSS 96%

Medium (5.4) in gitlab gitlab. EPSS 96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.

Severity

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

EPSS: 96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-79
Published: 2023-06-07
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

gitlab:gitlab

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2442.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346
https://hackerone.com/reports/1965750
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2442.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409346

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