CVE-2023-2181 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting GitLab versions before 15.9.8, 15.10.7, and 15.11.3. A malicious developer could exploit a git feature (refs/replace) to inject content into a merge request that would be hidden from UI review, potentially leading to integrity compromise. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, but does not impact confidentiality or availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 15.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.10.0, < 15.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.11.0, < 15.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.