Spoofing attack in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2023-2001
Published: June 6, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76996
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2001
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote user can spoof protected tags, leading a victim to download malicious code.
Affected software
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2023-2001
Install updates from vendor's website.
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2