What is CVE-2023-5512?

CVE-2023-5512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-5512?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

RCE in Gitlab

CVE-2023-5512

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.3 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. File integrity may be compromised when specific HTML encoding is used for file names leading for incorrect representation in the UI.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 16.3, 16.5, 16.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5512?: CVE-2023-5512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-5512?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.