CVEs / CVE-2024-4901
CVE-2024-4901: GitLab GitLab vulnerability
- medium 5.4 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 33.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.9 prior to 16.11.5, starting from 17.0 prior to 17.0.3, and starting from 17.1 prior to 17.1.1, where a stored XSS vulnerability could be imported from a project with malicious commit notes.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.9, before 16.11.5 | 16.11.5 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 17.0, before 17.0.3 | 17.0.3 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 17.1, before 17.1.1 | 17.1.1 |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 10 Nov 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.4 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
References
- CVE-2024-4901 on NVD
- CVE-2024-4901 on OSV
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/461773 Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2500163 Permissions Required
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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