GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.6.5/16.7.3/16.8.0 Cargo.toml redos

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.6.5/16.7.3/16.8.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file Cargo.toml. This manipulation causes redos. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-6159. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.6.5/16.7.3/16.8.0 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file Cargo.toml. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redos vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1333. The product uses a regular expression with an inefficient, possibly exponential worst-case computational complexity that consumes excessive CPU cycles. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a `Cargo.toml` containing maliciously crafted input.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2024 by yvvdwf as 431924. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6159 since 11/15/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1449.003 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 16.6.6, 16.7.4 or 16.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at about.gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-58409). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redos
CWE: CWE-1333 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.6.6/16.7.4/16.8.1

Timelineinfo

11/15/2023 🔍
01/26/2024 +72 days 🔍
01/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2025 +664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 431924
Researcher: yvvdwf
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252097
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2024 07:16
Updated: 11/20/2025 06:53
Changes: 01/26/2024 07:16 (53), 11/20/2025 06:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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