What is CVE-2023-5933?

CVE-2023-5933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-5933?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5933 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Gitlab

CVE-2023-5933

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions after 13.7 before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. Improper input sanitization of user name allows arbitrary API PUT requests.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 13.7, 16.8.0, 16.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

0xfschott/CVE-search

References

cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
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-2023-5933?: CVE-2023-5933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-5933?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5933 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.