CVE-2023-1210
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
CVE-2023-1210- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-23489
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
EUVD-2023-23489- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96gj-7pcm-7895
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8,...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
GHSA-96gj-7pcm-7895- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
CVE-2023-1210- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
CVE-2023-1210- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-1210
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1210- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2023-1210 No score
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. It was possible to leak a user's email via an error message for groups that restrict membership by email domain.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2023-1210- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1210 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Gitlab, published August 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 16.0.8.