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CVE-2023-3401

Published: Aug 2, 2023

Modified: Nov 20, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

4.8

MEDIUM

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

GitLab

GitLab

affected
0 - < 16.0.8
affected
16.1.0 - < 16.1.3
affected
16.2.0 - < 16.2.2

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

References

GitLab Issue #416252
issue-tracking
HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2031845
technical-description
exploit
permissions-required

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