Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 2023· Updated Nov 20, 2025
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
CVE-2023-0632
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.2 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. A Regular Expression Denial of Service was possible by using crafted payloads to search Harbor Registry.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 15.2
- (no CPE)range: >=15.2, <16.0.8 || >=16.1, <16.1.3 || >=16.2, <16.2.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/1852677mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/390148mitreissue-tracking
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.2.2, 16.1.3, and 16.0.8GitLab Security Releases · Aug 1, 2023