CVE-2020-7971Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized group name

Published Feb 5, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Stored XSS in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.0 through 12.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript via a crafted group name. The group creation flow stores a group name containing HTML event-handler markup without neutralizing it before rendering the group’s New Project interface. An authenticated attacker must create the group, and execution occurs when another user opens it and selects New Project, enabling actions in that user’s browser context.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in GitLab Enterprise Edition 11.0 through 12.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript via a crafted group name. The group creation flow stores a group name containing HTML event-handler markup without neutralizing it before rendering the group’s New Project interface. An authenticated attacker must create the group, and execution occurs when another user opens it and selects New Project, enabling actions in that user’s browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7971
Published
Feb 5, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-79, T1185
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 5, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1185Browser Session Cookie

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