GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.0.0 Public Project path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition 16.0.0 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Public Project Handler. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-2825. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition 16.0.0 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component Public Project Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.

The weakness was disclosed 05/27/2023 as 412371. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2825 since 05/20/2023. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 10.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

05/20/2023 🔍
05/27/2023 +7 days 🔍
05/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +599 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 412371
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-2825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230052
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2023 08:08
Updated: 01/15/2025 17:57
Changes: 05/27/2023 08:08 (51), 08/31/2024 22:31 (20), 01/15/2025 17:57 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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