CVE-2023-5117

Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab

Published Dec 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to versions 17.6.0 or above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57455 An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00018}

epss

{'score': 0.00017}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.
Title Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-213
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Dec 26, 2024, 6:10 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2023, 10:01 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 25, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM