CVE-2023-5612

mediumpriority · track · 33OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.049 · 92 %ileexploit · functionalDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

3 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

4.87% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 5.3 · medium

Is it mine?

28 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. It was possible to read the user email address via tags feed although the visibility in the user profile has been disabled.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nsecondary · cve@gitlab.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.15.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200USCWE-862US

exploits (3)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

auxiliary/gather/gitlab_tags_rss_feed_email_disclosureGitLab Tags RSS feed email disclosurefunctional · metasploit
ConstantineFedorov/Review.CVE-2023-5612Analysis via script CVE-2023-5612PoC · poc_in_github
mad3E7cat/CVE-2023-5612Nmap NSE to check for CVE-2023-5612PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (28)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Open Source GitLab <16.5.8 Communityall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.5.8 Enterpriseall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.6.6 Communityall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.6.6 Enterpriseall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.7.4 Communityall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.7.4 Enterpriseall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.8.1 Communityall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab <16.8.1 Enterpriseall versionscert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.5.8 Communitycert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.5.8 Enterprisecert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.6.6 Communitycert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.6.6 Enterprisecert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.7.4 Communitycert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.7.4 Enterprisecert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.8.1 Communitycert_bundDE
Open Source GitLab< 16.8.1 Enterprisecert_bundDE
GitLab GitLab0 → 16.6.6enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.7 → 16.7.4enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.8 → 16.8.1enisa_euvdEU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab≤ 16.6.6fstec_bduRU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-0216GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-25csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, unbekannte Auswirkungen zu verursachen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
BIT-gitlab-2023-5612Missing Authorization in GitLab2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. It was possible to read the user email address via tags feed although the visibility in the user profile has been disabled.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-01-26modified 2026-06-17

references (11)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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