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CVE-2023-5117

Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies in GitLab

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 25, 2024 at 02:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
v < 17.6.0
Affected range stops below 17.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398250

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.7LOWGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-213

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