What is CVE-2023-6195?

CVE-2023-6195 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2025-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-6195?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

SSRF in Gitlab

CVE-2023-6195

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.5 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. GitLab was vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery when an attacker uses a malicious URL in the markdown image value when importing a GitHub repository.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 15.5, 16.10, 16.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6195?: CVE-2023-6195 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2025-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-6195?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.