CVE-2023-2232
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1,...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
CVE-2023-2232- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-33742
6.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
EUVD-2023-33742- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-85vj-ffxc-x8w8
6.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1,...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
GHSA-85vj-ffxc-x8w8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
CVE-2023-2232- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
CVE-2023-2232- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-2232
6.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2232- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2023-2232 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 16.1, leading to a ReDoS vulnerability in the Jira prefix
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2023-2232- 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-2023-2232 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gitlab, published June 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.61%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 16.1.0.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/408352
hackerone.com/reports/1934802
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2232.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2232
github.com/advisories/GHSA-85vj-ffxc-x8w8
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2232.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2232
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2232