High severity · published May 3, 2023
CVE-2023-0756
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 15.9.6, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1
8.0
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 15.9.6, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. The main branch of a repository with a specially crafted name allows an attacker to create repositories with malicious code, victims who clone or download these repositories will execute arbitrary code on their systems.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
before 15.9.6; 15.10 before 15.10.5; 15.11 before 15.11.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0756
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0756
Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0756.json
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/390910
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/1864278
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