Check Point Advisories

GitLab Community and Enterprise Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2022-1175)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0792
Date Published:	7 Nov 2022
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 07 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-1175
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 before 14.7.7 GitLab between 14.8 and 14.8.5 GitLab between 14.9 and 14.9.2
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions. The vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user input submitted in notes.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GitLab Community and Enterprise Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2022-1175) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GitLab Community and Enterprise Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2022-1175)