Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2023-4522Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in GitLab
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.2.0. Committing directories containing LF character results in 500 errors when viewing the commit.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- GitLab Issue #406817 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #1937213 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/