An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 15.9.8, 15.10.0 before 15.10.7, and 15.11.0 before 15.11.3
Published May 12, 2023
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.73%
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 15.9.8, 15.10.0 before 15.10.7, and 15.11.0 before 15.11.3. A malicious developer could use a git feature called refs/replace to smuggle content into a merge request which would not be visible during review in the UI.
Affected products
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- Version <15.9.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version >=15.10, <15.10.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version >=15.11, <15.11.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 24, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00729) | 52.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00729) | 49.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 15, 2026 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 83.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 47.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 52.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 50.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 30.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2181.json Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407859 Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1938185 Permissions Required
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2181.json | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407859 | Broken Link | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1938185 | Permissions Required |
Change history (0)
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