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CVE-2020-13285
For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the issue reference number tooltip.
High7.3EPSS 1.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitLab
Description
For GitLab before 13.0.12, 13.1.6, 13.2.3 a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the issue reference number tooltip.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitLab
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLabCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
- Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in GitLab
- CWE-79 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-79 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (3)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212626 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://hackerone.com/reports/831962 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-13285.json (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2020-13285)Record last updated .