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CVE-2023-3401

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab



AssignerGitLab
Reserved2023-06-26
Published2023-08-02
Updated2024-09-18

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. The main branch of a repository with a specially designed name allows an attacker to create repositories with malicious code.



MEDIUM: 4.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 16.0.8
affected

16.1.0 before 16.1.3
affected

16.2.0 before 16.2.2
affected

Credits

Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program finder

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416252 (GitLab Issue #416252) issue-tracking

https://hackerone.com/reports/2031845 (HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2031845) technical-description exploit permissions-required

cve.org CVE-2023-3401

nvd.nist.gov CVE-2023-3401

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