Low severity3.7NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-5831
CVE-2023-5831
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, and all versions starting from 16.5.0 before 16.5.1 which have the super_sidebar_logged_out feature flag enabled. Affected versions with this default-disabled feature flag enabled may unintentionally disclose GitLab version metadata to unauthorized actors.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.0
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=16.0.0,<16.3.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=16.0.0,<16.3.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.5.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.5.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- Range: starting from 16.0 before 16.3.6, starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, starting from 16.5.0 before 16.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/428919nvdBroken Link
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.5.1, 16.4.2, 16.3.6GitLab Security Releases · Oct 31, 2023