Name: CVE-2023-5933: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-5933, CWE-80, CWE-79, CVSS 6.4, EPSS 0.03809

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions after 13.7 before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. Improper input sanitization of user name allows arbitrary API PUT requests.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.4
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade gitlab-ce	Jan 27, 2024	Jan 26, 2024
Gitlab Gitlab	—	Upgrade Gitlab to the latest version	Apr 22, 2025	Jan 26, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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