CVE-2023-2825
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
CVE-2023-2825- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34276
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
EUVD-2023-34276- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4jh-5c6x-h92v
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
GHSA-x4jh-5c6x-h92v- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
CVE-2023-2825- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
CVE-2023-2825- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-2825
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2825- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2023-2825 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2023-2825- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | GitLab Authenticated File Read | 2023-05-23 |
| Nuclei | GitLab 16.0.0 - Path Traversal | |
| PoC in GitHub | Groppoxx/CVE-2023-2825-PoC | 2026-05-17 |
| PoC in GitHub | Occamsec/CVE-2023-2825 | 2023-05-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | Rubikcuv5/CVE-2023-2825 | 2023-06-05 |
| PoC in GitHub | Tornad0007/CVE-2023-2825-Gitlab | 2023-05-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | alej6/MassCyberCenter-Mentorship-Project- | 2025-01-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | caopengyan/CVE-2023-2825 | 2023-09-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | cc3305/CVE-2023-2825 | 2024-06-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2825 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Gitlab, published May 26, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.6%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 16.0.1.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412371
hackerone.com/reports/1994725
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2825
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4jh-5c6x-h92v
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2825
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2825