Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.
Published: 2024-12-25
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57455 An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00018}

epss

{'score': 0.00017}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.
Title Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab
First Time appeared Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
Weaknesses CWE-213
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitlab
Gitlab gitlab
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-26T18:10:54.988Z

Reserved: 2023-09-21T22:01:20.121Z

Link: CVE-2023-5117

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-26T18:10:50.582Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-25T15:15:05.900

Modified: 2025-07-11T20:34:08.883

Link: CVE-2023-5117

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses