GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1 server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-6195. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.9.6/16.10.4/16.11.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by imrerad as 432276. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6195 since 11/17/2023. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253408 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-6195), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 16.9.7, 16.10.5 or 16.11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253408). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 253408
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-6195

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.9.7/16.10.5/16.11.2

Timelineinfo

11/17/2023 🔍
01/31/2025 +441 days 🔍
01/31/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2025 +205 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 432276
Researcher: imrerad
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6195 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294187

Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2025 08:02
Updated: 08/24/2025 03:50
Changes: 01/31/2025 08:02 (66), 08/05/2025 23:09 (12), 08/24/2025 03:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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