CVE-2023-1178

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.6 before 15.9.6, all...

5.7 MediumFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.6 before 15.9.6, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. File integrity may be compromised when source code or installation packages are pulled from a tag or from a release containing a ref to another commit.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.89%Up 0.8 points since May 4, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.7

Record: CVE-2023-1178
CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-23458 5.7

Record: EUVD-2023-23458
CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m6q-rj94-6952 5.7

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.6 before 15.9.6, all...

Record: GHSA-2m6q-rj94-6952
CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.7

Record: CVE-2023-1178
CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.7

Record: CVE-2023-1178
CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1178 5.7

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1178
CVSS 3.1: 5.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2023-1178 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2023-1178
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	8.6.0 up to 15.9.6, 15.10.0 up to 15.10.5, 15.11.0 up to 15.11.1	15.9.615.10.515.11.1
`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-2023-1178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Gitlab, published May 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.9.6.