CVE-2023-5512
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.3 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. File integrity may be compromised when specific HTML encoding is used for file names leading for incorrect representation in the UI.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (9)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-3153GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-12-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter oder anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, falsche Informationen darzustellen und Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- BIT-gitlab-2023-5512Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.3 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. File integrity may be compromised when specific HTML encoding is used for file names leading for incorrect representation in the UI.
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-5512/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/427827cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2194607cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/427827enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2194607enisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/427827Broken Linknvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2194607Permissions Requirednvd
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