CVE-2023-2825 (GCVE-0-2023-2825)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-26 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-15 15:45
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-15 15:45 UTC
CWE
  • Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in GitLab
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitLab GitLab Affected: 16.0.0
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Credits
Thanks [pwnie](https://hackerone.com/pwnie) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ad604458-50b4-4eec-8348-10a0874ffaf2

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-2825

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-21 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 100.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-02
Asserted: 2026-08-02
Last Seen: 2026-08-21
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: GitLab / GitLab CE/EE | Class: other-software | Severity: Critical (CVSS 10) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-08-21: 1
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class other-software
7D Avg 0
Vendor GitLab
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product GitLab CE/EE
Cisa Kev no
Connections 1
Observation Date 2026-08-21
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 10
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-08-04 01:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-08-23 01:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: b8409ab4-0857-472b-ac3a-8f4f5242a54a

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-2825

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-08-02 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-08-02
Asserted: 2026-08-02
Scope
Notes: An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal... | Affected: GitLab / GitLab | CVSS: 10.0 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.71641 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal...
Vendor GitLab
Product GitLab
Added Date 2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 10.0
Epss Score 0.71641
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.99359
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-08-03 12:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-08-03 12:00 UTC
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