Medium [CVE-2023-5226] Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab
This medium-severity GitLab advisory covers CVE-2023-5226 affecting GitLab.
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Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. Under certain circumstances, a malicious actor bypass prohibited branch checks using a specially crafted branch name to manipulate repository content in the UI.
- GitLab before 16.4.3
- GitLab 16.5 before 16.5.3
- GitLab 16.6 before 16.6.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 16.4.3
- 16.5.3
- 16.6.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 16.4.3, 16.5.3, 16.6.1. 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.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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