High severity · published Dec 1, 2023
CVE-2023-5226
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. Under certain circumstances, a malicious actor bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name to manipulate repository content in the UI.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
before 16.4.3; before 16.4.3; 16.5.0 before 16.5.3; 16.5.0 before 16.5.3; 16.6.0; 16.6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5226
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5226
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/426400
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2173053
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