vulnerability
Gitlab Gitlab: CVE-2023-6159: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 26, 2024 | Apr 22, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 26, 2024
Added
Apr 22, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a `Cargo.toml` containing maliciously crafted input.
Solution
gitlab-gitlab-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-1333
- CVE-2023-6159
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-6159
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-58409
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