CVE-2023-2164

HIGHNVD 5.47.7▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 7.7 because EPSS predicts 65% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 5.4 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction (continuous uplift above 30%)
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMitigate this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 66%
  • Public exploit code is available (ssvc poc, epss top5pct, epss high)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 66%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: ssvc poc · epss top5pct · epss highExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.9 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 for an attacker to trigger a stored XSS vulnerability via user interaction with a crafted URL in the WebIDE beta.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
7.7HIGHhigh confidence
EG Risk
61
EG Risk 61/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity77% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
66%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation public PoC (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 2, 2023

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No fix on record yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Stored XSS in Web IDE Beta via crafted URL executing SET_HREF mediator command with user-controlled href attribute (#407783) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407783

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-2164(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-2164?
CVE-2023-2164 is a high vulnerability published on August 2, 2023. An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 15.9 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 for an attacker to trigger a stored XSS vulnerability via user interaction with a crafted URL…
When was CVE-2023-2164 disclosed?
CVE-2023-2164 was first published on August 2, 2023, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-2164 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-2164 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-2164?
CVE-2023-2164 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.7 (HIGH).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-2164?
No fix for CVE-2023-2164 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2023-2164 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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