GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition Protected Branch resource injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Protected Branch Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-3444. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software) (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Protected Branch Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-99. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before it is used as an identifier for a resource that may be outside the intended sphere of control. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.11.10, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.6, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.1, which allows an attacker to merge arbitrary code into protected branches.

The weakness was published 07/13/2023 as 406803. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-3444 since 06/28/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 258006 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-3444), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (258006). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource injection
CWE: CWE-99
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 258006
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-3444

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/28/2023 🔍
07/13/2023 +15 days 🔍
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08/28/2025 +777 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 406803
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-233960

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2023 09:15
Updated: 08/28/2025 13:55
Changes: 07/13/2023 09:15 (49), 08/02/2023 14:53 (11), 08/28/2025 13:55 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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