What is CVE-2023-2001?

CVE-2023-2001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-2001?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2023-2001

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. An attacker was able to spoof protected tags, which could potentially lead a victim to download malicious code.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=0.0, <15.10.8, >=15.11, <15.11.7, >=16.0, <16.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

cve@gitlab.com (Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2001?: CVE-2023-2001 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-2001?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.