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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2023-5117

Assigner-GitLab

Assigner Org ID-ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a

Published At-25 Dec, 2024 | 14:46

Updated At-26 Dec, 2024 | 18:10

Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab

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.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:GitLab

Assigner Org ID:ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a

Published At:25 Dec, 2024 | 14:46

Updated At:26 Dec, 2024 | 18:10

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab

Affected Products

Vendor

GitLab Inc.

Product

GitLab

Repo

git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git

CPEs

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Default Status

unaffected

Versions

Affected

From 0 before 17.6.0 (semver)

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
CWE	CWE-213	CWE-213: Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies

Type: CWE

CWE ID: CWE-213

Description: CWE-213: Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies

Metrics

Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
3.1	3.7	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Version: 3.1

Base score: 3.7

Base severity: LOW

Vector:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Solutions

Upgrade to versions 17.6.0 or above.

Credits

finder

This issue was reported internally by team member [Greg Myers](https://gitlab.com/greg).

References

Hyperlink	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398250	issue-tracking permissions-required

Hyperlink: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398250

Resource:

issue-tracking

permissions-required

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@gitlab.com

Published At:25 Dec, 2024 | 15:15

Updated At:11 Jul, 2025 | 20:34

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Secondary	3.1	3.7	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Type: Secondary

Version: 3.1

Base score: 3.7

Base severity: LOW

Vector:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CPE Matches

GitLab Inc.

>>gitlab>>Versions before 17.6.0(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

GitLab Inc.

>>gitlab>>Versions before 17.6.0(exclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-213	Primary	cve@gitlab.com

CWE ID: CWE-213

Type: Primary

Source: cve@gitlab.com

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398250	cve@gitlab.com	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398250

Source: cve@gitlab.com

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Issue Tracking

Vendor Advisory

CVE-2023-5117

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Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab

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