CVE-2023-5933

MEDIUM

Gitlab < 16.6.6 - Basic XSS

Title source: rule

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions after 13.7 before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. Improper input sanitization of user name allows arbitrary API PUT requests.

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/

[Broken Link] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430236

[Permissions Required] https://hackerone.com/reports/2225710

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4

EPSS 0.0381

EPSS Percentile 87.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-80 CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (4)

gitlab/gitlab < 16.6.6

gitlab/gitlab

Timeline

Published Jan 26, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026