CVE-2023-3401 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab

2023-08-0208:30:48

CWE-94

GitLab

www.cve.org

cve-2023-3401

code injection

gitlab

repository

malicious code

CVSS3

4.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

AI Score

6.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

21.6%

JSON

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. The main branch of a repository with a specially designed name allows an attacker to create repositories with malicious code.

CNA Affected

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  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "GitLab",
    "repo": "git://[email protected]:gitlab-org/gitlab.git",
    "vendor": "GitLab",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "16.0.8",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "lessThan": "16.1.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "16.1.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "lessThan": "16.2.2",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "16.2.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]