CVE-2023-0485

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.11 before 15.8.5,...

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.11 before 15.8.5, all versions starting from 15.9 before 15.9.4, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.1. It was possible that a project member demoted to a user role to read project updates by doing a diff with a pre-existing fork.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.96%Up 0.9 points since May 4, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2023-0485
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-12535 6.5

Record: EUVD-2023-12535
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6r9-q7wr-w7fv 6.5

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.11 before 15.8.5,...

Record: GHSA-c6r9-q7wr-w7fv
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-668
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2023-0485
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-668
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2023-0485
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-0485 6.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0485
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2023-0485 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2023-0485
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	15.9.0 up to 15.9.4, 15.10.0 up to 15.10.1	15.9.415.10.1
`gitlab` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-0485 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gitlab, published May 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.9.4.