An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
Published 2023-05-26 21:15:17
Updated 2023-05-29 03:52:01
Source GitLab Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2023-2825

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-2825

31.70%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2023-2825

  • GitLab Authenticated File Read
    Disclosure Date: 2023-05-23
    First seen: 2023-09-11
    auxiliary/gather/gitlab_authenticated_subgroups_file_read
    GitLab version 16.0 contains a directory traversal for arbitrary file read as the `gitlab-www` user. This module requires authentication for exploitation. In order to use this module, a user must be able to create a project and groups. When exploiting this vu

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-2825

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
10.0
CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.9
5.8
GitLab Inc.
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2023-2825

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-2825

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