GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user, when the `markdown_placeholders` feature flag was enabled, to inject JavaScript in a browser due to improper sanitization of placeholder content in markdown processing.
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Solution
Upgrade to versions 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2 or above.
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 10.6 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user, when the `markdown_placeholders` feature flag was enabled, to inject JavaScript in a browser due to improper sanitization of placeholder content in markdown processing. | |
| Title | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GitLab | |
| First Time appeared |
Gitlab
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| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Gitlab
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-11T16:05:05.863Z
Reserved: 2026-01-16T21:03:59.336Z
Link: CVE-2026-1090
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-11T16:16:22.340
Modified: 2026-03-11T16:16:22.340
Link: CVE-2026-1090
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