CVE-2023-5226

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha descubierto un problema en GitLab que afecta a todas las versiones anteriores a 16.4.3, todas las versiones a partir de 16.5 anteriores a 16.5.3, todas las versiones a partir de 16.6 anteriores a 16.6.1. En determinadas circunstancias, un actor malintencionado elude las comprobaciones de sucursales prohibidas utilizando un nombre de sucursal especialmente manipulado para manipular el contenido del repositorio en la interfaz de usuario.

*Credits: Thanks [shells3c](https://hackerone.com/shells3c) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-27 CVE Reserved
2023-12-01 CVE Published
2024-08-21 EPSS Updated
2024-09-18 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/426400	2023-12-06

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				< 16.4.3 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " < 16.4.3"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				< 16.4.3 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " < 16.4.3"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.5.0 < 16.5.3 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.5.0 < 16.5.3"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.5.0 < 16.5.3 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.5.0 < 16.5.3"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				16.6.0 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version "16.6.0"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				16.6.0 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version "16.6.0"		enterprise		Affected