Vulnerability in GitLab
CVE-2023-3205
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. An authenticated user could trigger a denial of service when importing or cloning malicious content.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- GitLab — versions 16.2, 16.3, 15.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415067 (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/2011464 (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3205?
- CVE-2023-3205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3205?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.