What is CVE-2023-2015?

CVE-2023-2015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-2015?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

XSS in Gitlab

CVE-2023-2015

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A reflected XSS was possible when creating new abuse reports which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions > 15.8, <15.10.8, >=15.11, <15.11.7, >=16.0, <16.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2023-2015?: CVE-2023-2015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-2015?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.