Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-6159
CVE-2023-6159
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a Cargo.toml containing maliciously crafted input.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 12.7
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=12.7.0,<16.6.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=12.7.0,<16.6.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.8.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.8.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- Range: from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/nvdVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2251278nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Security Release: 16.8.1, 16.7.4, 16.6.6, 16.5.8GitLab Security Releases · Jan 25, 2024