CVE-2023-6195 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitLab

Low 2.6 Published 30 Jan 2025 Updated 18 Feb 2025

An attacker can perform Server-Side Request Forgery by using a malicious URL in markdown images during GitHub repository imports in GitLab.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-6195?

CVE-2023-6195 is a low-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 30 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.5 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. GitLab was vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery when an attacker uses a malicious URL in the markdown image value when importing a GitHub repository.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6195?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`gitlab` Bitnami	From `15.5.0`	`16.9.7, 16.10.5, 16.11.2`

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6195?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 16.9.7, 16.10.5 or 16.11.2.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2023-6195 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6195 exists.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2023-6195, GHSA-2xjp-r9f7-cm2x, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6195.