CVE-2023-4002

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab

Published Aug 4, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible for EE-licensed users to link any security policy project by its ID to projects or groups the user has access to, potentially revealing the security projects's configured security policies.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 16.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.0.8 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-53897 An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible for EE-licensed users to link any security policy project by its ID to projects or groups the user has access to, potentially revealing the security projects's configured security policies.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00058}

epss

{'score': 0.00078}

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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Title Improper Access Control in GitLab Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab
Weaknesses CWE-201
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Jun 2, 2026, 4:12 AM
Reserved
Jul 28, 2023, 10:01 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 4, 2023, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM