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TI-2023-04044 Aliases CVE-2023-4378GHSA-mp7g-3r25-fq9v

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-201Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00509 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 16.1.5, 16.2.5, 16.3.1

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
GitLabGitLab11.8 to before 16.1.5; 16.2 to before 16.2.5; 16.3 to before 16.3.116.1.5, 16.2.5, 16.3.1Patch availableCNA
  • 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

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*11.8.0 to before 16.1.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*11.8.0 to before 16.1.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*16.2 to before 16.2.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*16.2 to before 16.2.5VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*16.3.0VulnerableGitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*16.3.0VulnerableGitLab
  • 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4378
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp7g-3r25-fq9v

References

  • 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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