CVE-2023-0223 Missing authorization in GitLab

What is CVE-2023-0223?

CVE-2023-0223 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 9 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.5 before 15.7.8, all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.4, all versions starting from 15.9 before 15.9.2. Non-project members could retrieve release descriptions via the API, even if the release visibility is restricted to project members only in the project settings.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0223?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0223?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 15.7.8, 15.8.4 or 15.9.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-0223 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0223 exists.

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• CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 10.0
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2023-0223, GHSA-j733-4p4j-wcmp, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0223.