GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 17.5.x exposure of sensitive information

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.5.x. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in exposure of sensitive information. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5117. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 17.5.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposure of sensitive information vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-213. The product's intended functionality exposes information to certain actors in accordance with the developer's security policy, but this information is regarded as sensitive according to the intended security policies of other stakeholders such as the product's administrator, users, or others whose information is being processed. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.

The weakness was presented by Greg Myers. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5117 since 09/22/2023. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 17.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
CNA Vector (GitLab): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exposure of sensitive information
CWE: CWE-213 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 17.6.0

Timelineinfo

09/22/2023 🔍
12/25/2024 +460 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +199 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: gitlab.com
Researcher: Greg Myers
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289293

Entryinfo

Created: 12/25/2024 16:11
Updated: 07/12/2025 10:07
Changes: 12/25/2024 16:11 (64), 07/12/2025 10:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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