CVE-2023-5226 (GCVE-0-2023-5226)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-12-01 07:01
Modified
2025-05-22 04:09
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitLab GitLab Version: 0   
Version: 16.5   
Version: 16.6   
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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