Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-3920
CVE-2023-3920
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 11.2 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible that a maintainer to create a fork relationship between existing projects contrary to the documentation.
AI Insight
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 11.2
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=11.2,<16.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=11.2,<16.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.4.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 11.2 <= v < 16.2.8, 16.3 <= v < 16.3.5, 16.4 <= v < 16.4.1
- Range: 11.2 <= v < 16.2.8, 16.3 <= v < 16.3.5, 16.4 <= v < 16.4.1
Patches
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References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/2058121nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.4.1, 16.3.5, and 16.2.8GitLab Security Releases · Sep 28, 2023