CVE-2023-0838
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
CVE-2023-0838- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12839
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
EUVD-2023-12839- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg8m-4qxg-vm4m
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
GHSA-xg8m-4qxg-vm4m- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
CVE-2023-0838- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
CVE-2023-0838- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-0838
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0838- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2023-0838 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting from 15.1 before 15.8.5, 15.9 before 15.9.4, and 15.10 before 15.10.1. A maintainer could modify a webhook URL to leak masked webhook secrets by adding a new parameter to the url. This addresses an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-4342.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2023-0838- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-0838 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gitlab, published April 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.8.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/391685
hackerone.com/reports/1871136
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0838
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xg8m-4qxg-vm4m
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0838
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0838