TI-2023-05689 Aliases CVE-2023-6195 GHSA-2xjp-r9f7-cm2x

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitLab

MEDIUM 53CWE-918Published 2025-01-30 · Updated 2025-02-18

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.5 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. GitLab was vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery when an attacker uses a malicious URL in the markdown image value when importing a GitHub repository.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA

Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2

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	15.5 to before 16.9.7; 16.10 to before 16.10.5; 16.11 to before 16.11.2	16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2	Patch available	CNA

GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 15.5 to before 16.9.7; 16.10 to before 16.10.5; 16.11 to before 16.11.2 Fixed in 16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*	15.5.0 to before 16.9.7	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	15.5.0 to before 16.9.7	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*	16.10.0 to before 16.10.5	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	16.10.0 to before 16.10.5	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*	16.11.0 to before 16.11.2	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	16.11.0 to before 16.11.2	Vulnerable	GitLab

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 15.5.0 to before 16.9.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.5.0 to before 16.9.7 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 16.10.0 to before 16.10.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 16.10.0 to before 16.10.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 16.11.0 to before 16.11.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 16.11.0 to before 16.11.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2025-01-30
GitLab 16.10.5, 16.11.2, 16.9.7
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-01126 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitLabPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6195
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xjp-r9f7-cm2x

References

Exploit 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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