CVE-2023-6051

MEDIUM

GitLab CE/EE <16.4.4, <16.5.4, <16.6.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-6051. PoCs published by hackerone_a0xnirudh.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a deceptive backdoor.py file that prints a compromise message, indicating it is not a legitimate PoC for CVE-2023-6051. The README is a generic GitLab template with no technical details about the vulnerability.

Description

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, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. File integrity may be compromised when source code or installation packages are pulled from a specific tag.

Exploits (1)

gitlab TROJAN
by hackerone_a0xnirudh · poc
https://gitlab.com/hackerone_a0xnirudh/cve-2023-6051-bypass-repro

The repository contains a deceptive backdoor.py file that prints a compromise message, indicating it is not a legitimate PoC for CVE-2023-6051. The README is a generic GitLab template with no technical details about the vulnerability.

Classification
Trojan 95%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Unknown
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 24, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required technical-description exploit permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2237165

Scores

CVSS v3 5.7
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 44.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab < 16.4.4 (2 CPE variants)
Published Dec 15, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026