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TI-2023-00459 Aliases CVE-2023-0485GHSA-c6r9-q7wr-w7fv

Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in GitLab

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-668Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-668 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.11 before 15.8.5, all versions starting from 15.9 before 15.9.4, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.1. It was possible that a project member demoted to a user role to read project updates by doing a diff with a pre-existing fork.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00957 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 15.9.4, 15.10.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab>=13,11, <15.8.5; 15.9 to before 15.9.4; 15.10 to before 15.10.115.9.4, 15.10.1Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected >=13,11, <15.8.5; 15.9 to before 15.9.4; 15.10 to before 15.10.1 Fixed in 15.9.4, 15.10.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.11 to before 15.8.5; 15.9 to before 15.9.4; 15.11 to before 15.11.1VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.11 to before 15.8.5; 15.9 to before 15.9.4; 15.11 to before 15.11.1 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 15.9.4, 15.10.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0485
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6r9-q7wr-w7fv

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • 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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