CVE-2023-5226 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting GitLab versions before 16.4.3, 16.5.3, and 16.6.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name, enabling manipulation of repository content through the GitLab UI. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high impact on integrity with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit module, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 16.4.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.5, < 16.5.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.6, < 16.6.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
< 16.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.