Path Traversal in Gitlab
CVE-2023-3385
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 8.10 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. Under specific circumstances, a user importing a project 'from export' could access and read unrelated files via uploading a specially crafted file. This was due to a bug in `tar`, fixed in [`tar-1.35`](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2023-07/msg00005.html).
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.007 (50.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions 8.10, 16.1.0, 16.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, Broken Link)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3385?
- CVE-2023-3385 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3385?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.