TI-2023-00039 Aliases CVE-2023-0042 GHSA-8cg9-5v35-372m

Open redirect in GitLab

MEDIUM 60CWE-601Published 2023-01-12 · Updated 2025-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.4 prior to 15.5.7, 15.6 prior to 15.6.4, and 15.7 prior to 15.7.2. GitLab Pages allows redirection to arbitrary protocols.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00414 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 15.5.7, 15.6.4, 15.7.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
GitLab	GitLab	11.4 to before 15.5.7; 15.6 to before 15.6.4; 15.7 to before 15.7.2	15.5.7, 15.6.4, 15.7.2	Patch available	CNA

GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 11.4 to before 15.5.7; 15.6 to before 15.6.4; 15.7 to before 15.7.2 Fixed in 15.5.7, 15.6.4, 15.7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*	11.4.0 to before 15.5.7	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	11.4.0 to before 15.5.7	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*	15.6.0 to before 15.6.4	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	15.6.0 to before 15.6.4	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*	15.7.0 to before 15.7.2	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	15.7.0 to before 15.7.2	Vulnerable	GitLab

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 11.4.0 to before 15.5.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 11.4.0 to before 15.5.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 15.6.0 to before 15.6.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.6.0 to before 15.6.4 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 15.7.0 to before 15.7.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.7.0 to before 15.7.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 15.5.7, 15.6.4, 15.7.2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0042
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cg9-5v35-372m

References

Advisory 1

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0042.json

Other 1

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/-/issues/728

TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9

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Sources

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