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Medium [CVE-2023-5612] Missing Authorization in GitLab

This medium-severity GitLab advisory covers CVE-2023-5612 affecting GitLab.

CVE-2023-5612 Published Jan 26, 2024Updated by vendor Aug 14, 2026
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Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. It was possible to read the user email address via tags feed although the visibility in the user profile has been disabled.

Affected versions
  • GitLab before 16.6.6
  • GitLab 16.7 before 16.7.4
  • GitLab 16.8 before 16.8.1

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Fixed versions
  • 16.6.6
  • 16.7.4
  • 16.8.1

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 16.6.6, 16.7.4, 16.8.1. 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 1 hour ago·verify at source

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