CVE-2023-5226
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.11%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-5226
To remediate CVE-2023-5226, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.4.3 or later
Is CVE-2023-5226 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 16.4.3, >= 16.5.0, < 16.5.3, >= 16.6.0, < 16.6.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |