RCE in GitLab

CVE-2023-1178

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.6 before 15.9.6, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. File integrity may be compromised when source code or installation packages are pulled from a tag or from a release containing a ref to another commit.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-1178: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=8.6, <15.9.6, >=15.10, <15.10.5, >=15.11, <15.11.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1178?
CVE-2023-1178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-1178?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.