Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution via Specially Named Main Branch in GitLab

Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution via Specially Named Main Branch in GitLab

CVE-2023-3401 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. The main branch of a repository with a specially designed name allows an attacker to create repositories with malicious code.

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