CVE-2023-6159
GitLab CE/EE Regular Expression Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a `Cargo.toml` containing maliciously crafted input.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 26, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2024, 8:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-6159 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-6159.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278 | Permissions Required |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/ No Types Assigned https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278 Permissions Required Added CWE NIST CWE-1333 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.7.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.7.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.7.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.7.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.8.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.8.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a `Cargo.toml` containing maliciously crafted input. Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/ [No types assigned] Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278 [No types assigned] Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-1333 Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-6159 is
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Exploit Prediction
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0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.15174
percentile