Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-2181
CVE-2023-2181
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 15.9.8, 15.10.0 before 15.10.7, and 15.11.0 before 15.11.3. A malicious developer could use a git feature called refs/replace to smuggle content into a merge request which would not be visible during review in the UI.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.9.8
- (no CPE)range: <15.9.8, 15.10.0-15.10.7, 15.11.0-15.11.3
- (no CPE)range: <15.9.8
Patches
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References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2181.jsonnvdThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407859nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/1938185nvdPermissions Required
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