CVE-2023-1825: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-201

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. It was possible to disclose issue notes to an unauthorized user at project export.

Affected products

GitLab: from 15.7.0 before 15.10.8; from 15.11.0 before 15.11.7; from 16.0.0 before 16.0.2 — fixed in 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.10.8, 15.11.7, 16.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1825.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/384035
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1825.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/384035

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