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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-6051

CVE-2023-6051: 
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, and all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. The vulnerability allows file integrity to be compromised when source code or installation packages are pulled from a specific tag (NVD, GitLab Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The issue is related to CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code). The vulnerability affects both Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) of GitLab (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to compromise the integrity of files when users download source code or installation packages through specific tags. The web interface may display seemingly secure commits while the downloaded files could contain malicious content (GitLab Release).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in GitLab versions 16.4.4, 16.5.4, and 16.6.2. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to these patched versions immediately. GitLab.com has already been updated to run the patched version (GitLab Release).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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