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TI-2023-02646 Aliases CVE-2023-2825GHSA-x4jh-5c6x-h92v

Path traversal in GitLab

Priority CRITICAL 87CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.71641 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab16.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 16.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.0.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*16.0.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*16.0.0VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.0.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 16.0.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2825
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4jh-5c6x-h92v

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • 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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