CVE-2023-2232 Denial of service in GitLab
Attackers can cause a denial of service in GitLab by exploiting a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-2232?
CVE-2023-2232 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 28 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2232?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 15.10.0 | 16.1.0 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2232?
Upgrade gitlab to 16.1.0 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-2232 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2232 exists.
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- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2023-2232, GHSA-85vj-ffxc-x8w8, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2232.