CVE-2023-2164 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-2164: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 1, 2023
Last update November 20, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible for an attacker to trigger a stored XSS vulnerability via user interaction with a crafted URL in the WebIDE beta.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2023 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated