Warning: Gitlab arbitrary file access
Reference:
Advisory #2023-60
Version:
1.0
Affected software:
Gitlab CE/EE v16.0.0
Type:
Arbitrary file access
CVE/CVSS:
CVE-2023-2825
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N (10.0)
Date:
25/05/2023
Sources
https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/05/23/critical-security-release-g...
Risks
The exploitation of CVE-2023-2825 could expose sensitive data, including proprietary software code, user credentials, tokens, files, and other private information.
Description
The flaw arises from a path traversal problem that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the server. In order for this to happen the following prerequisites must be met:
5-9 Nested Groups
A Public Project
An Attachment
Recommended Actions
We strongly recommend that all installations running a version affected by the issues described below are upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible (16.0.1). Note v16.0.1 was released one day after v16.0.0.
References
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-strongly-recommend...