7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-5226
GitLab Branch Name Manipulation Bypass
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 1, 2023, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2023, 6:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5226 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-5226.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/426400 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2173053 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-5226 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5226 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.6.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.6.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/426400 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/426400 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2173053 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2173053 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.1
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/426400 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2173053 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-94
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-5226 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.02%

score

0.18022

percentile

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