Check Point Advisories

GitLab Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2022-3265)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1682
Date Published:	20 Jul 2023
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 20 July, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-3265
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GitLab prior to 15.3.5 GitLab 15.4.0 and later, prior to 15.4.4 GitLab 15.5.0 and later, prior to 15.5.2
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in GitLab. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into the affected system.

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 Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2022-3265) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GitLab Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2022-3265)