UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5226

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5226

    Published: 1 Dec 2023Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
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    Summary:

    Details: 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 packages

    Package

    Name: gitlab

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-5?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    8.4.3+dfsg-9
    8.4.3+dfsg-12

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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