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CVE-2020-7973:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
GitLab through version 12.7.2 was affected by a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-7973. The vulnerability was discovered in the file API and was disclosed on January 30, 2020. The issue affected all previous versions of GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) (GitLab Release).
Technical details
Under certain conditions, requests involving the file API could result in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was reported by security researcher @rpadovani and was subsequently patched in GitLab versions 12.7.4, 12.6.6, and 12.5.9 (GitLab Release).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to unauthorized access to user data or manipulation of web content (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
GitLab strongly recommended that all installations running affected versions be upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible. The vulnerability was fixed in GitLab versions 12.7.4, 12.6.6, and 12.5.9 (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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