Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.8 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. A malicious Maintainer can, under specific circumstances, leak the sentry token by changing the configured URL in the Sentry error tracking settings page. This was as a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4365.
Why it matters now
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 | 11.8 to before 16.1.5; 16.2 to before 16.2.5; 16.3 to before 16.3.1 | 16.1.5, 16.2.5, 16.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 11.8 to before 16.1.5; 16.2 to before 16.2.5; 16.3 to before 16.3.1 Fixed in 16.1.5, 16.2.5, 16.3.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 11.8.0 to before 16.1.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 11.8.0 to before 16.1.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 16.2 to before 16.2.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 16.2 to before 16.2.5 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 16.3.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
| cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 16.3.0 | Vulnerable | GitLab |
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 11.8.0 to before 16.1.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 11.8.0 to before 16.1.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 16.2 to before 16.2.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 16.2 to before 16.2.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 16.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 16.3.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 16.1.5, 16.2.5, 16.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GitLab 16.1.5, 16.2.5, 16.3.1
9 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-04283 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitLabPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2023-03651 Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in GitLabPriority HIGH 65
- TI-2023-03006 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 62
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4378
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp7g-3r25-fq9v
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Gitlab vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-4378 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4378 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp7g-3r25-fq9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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