CVE-2023-3900 (GCVE-0-2023-3900)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-02 00:07 – Updated: 2025-11-20 04:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in GitLab
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. An invalid 'start_sha' value on merge requests page may lead to Denial of Service as Changes tab would not load.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-25 13:45 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1287 - Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/418770 | issue-tracking |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2058514 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
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