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Medium [CVE-2023-4018] Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab

This medium-severity GitLab advisory covers CVE-2023-4018 affecting GitLab.

CVE-2023-4018 Published Sep 1, 2023Updated by vendor Aug 14, 2026
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Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. Due to improper permission validation it was possible to create model experiments in public projects.

Affected versions
  • GitLab 16.2 before 16.2.5
  • GitLab 16.3 before 16.3.1

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Fixed versions
  • 16.2.5
  • 16.3.1

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Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 16.2.5, 16.3.1. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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