CVE-2023-2825
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...
- Published
- May 26, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 15, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- GitLab
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.4%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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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.
Sources
modules/auxiliary/gather/gitlab_authenticated_subgroups_file_read.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- verification: check_declared($.auxiliary_gather/gitlab_authenticated_subgroups_file_read.check)
- GitLab 16.0.0 - Path TraversalTemplate
http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2825.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: word($.matchers[*].type)
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