CVE-2023-3413: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-201

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 16.2 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 to read the source code of a project through a fork created before changing visibility to only project members.

Affected products

GitLab: from 16.2 before 16.2.8; from 16.3.0 before 16.3.5; 16.4.0 — fixed in 16.2.8, 16.3.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.2.8, 16.3.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416284
https://hackerone.com/reports/2027967
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416284
https://hackerone.com/reports/2027967

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