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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD4.8 Medium

CVE-2023-5226

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

GitLab GitLab

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 16.4.3affected
  • 16.5 to < 16.5.3affected
  • 16.6 to < 16.6.1affected

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