Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-2001
CVE-2023-2001
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. An attacker was able to spoof protected tags, which could potentially lead a victim to download malicious code.
AI Insight
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: <15.10.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: <15.10.8
- (no CPE)range: <15.10.8, >=15.11 <15.11.7, >=16.0 <16.0.2
- (no CPE)range: >=0.0, <15.10.8
- Range: <15.10.8, >=15.11 <15.11.7, >=16.0 <16.0.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2001.jsonnvdVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/1908423nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/406764nvdBroken Link
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.0.2, 15.11.7, and 15.10.8GitLab Security Releases · Jun 5, 2023