CVE-2024-8186

Name: CVE-2024-8186
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-03T10:15:09.937+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 0.33%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-8186 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.6 before 17.7.6, 17.8 before 17.8.4, and 17.9 before 17.9.1. An attacker could inject HMTL into the child item search potentially leading to XSS in certain situations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.4/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.33%

24.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 16.6.0, < 17.7.6
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 17.8.0, < 17.8.4
Gitlab	Gitlab	17.9.0

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/480751Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2655757Permissions Required

Timeline

Published: Mar 3, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-8186?

How severe is CVE-2024-8186?

CVE-2024-8186 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8186?

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Source: NVD / NIST