GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.2 before 18.7.5, 18.8 before 18.8.5, and 18.9 before 18.9.1 that under certain circumstances, could have allowed an unauthenticated user to inject arbitrary scripts into the Mermaid sandbox UI.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
Required
User action required
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v3.1