VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-5226

CVSS score4.8 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.55%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-12-01

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. Under certain circumstances, a malicious actor bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name to manipulate repository content in the UI.

Weakness classification

cve@gitlab.com: CWE-94
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references

cve@gitlab.com — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@gitlab.com — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory