CVE-2023-5933

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in GitLab

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions after 13.7 before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. Improper input sanitization of user name allows arbitrary API PUT requests.

Se descubrió un problema en GitLab CE/EE que afecta a todas las versiones posteriores a 13.7 anteriores a 16.6.6, 16.7 anteriores a 16.7.4 y 16.8 anteriores a 16.8.1. La sanitización inadecuada de la entrada del nombre de usuario permite solicitudes PUT de API arbitrarias.

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-11-02 CVE Reserved
2024-01-26 CVE Published
2024-02-01 EPSS Updated
2024-11-13 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430236	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released	2024-01-31

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"				>= 13.7.0 < 16.6.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.7.0 < 16.6.6"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 13.7.0 < 16.6.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.7.0 < 16.6.6"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.7.0 < 16.7.4 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.7.0 < 16.7.4"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.7.0 < 16.7.4 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.7.0 < 16.7.4"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				16.8.0 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version "16.8.0"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				16.8.0 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version "16.8.0"		enterprise		Affected