CVE-2023-2442

HIGHNVD 8.78.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-06-07. NVD baseline CVSS 8.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
8.7
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 96%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 96%CVSS: 8.7Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.

CVSS v3
8.7
EG Score
8.7(medium)
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 7, 2023

Last Modified

January 7, 2025

References (7)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-2442(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 0× in last 7d / 18× 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.

  1. 2026-06-27 19:04 UTCOSV refresh
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  10. 2026-05-24 23:50 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-05-24 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-2442?
CVE-2023-2442 is a high vulnerability published on June 7, 2023. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A specially crafted merge request could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of…
When was CVE-2023-2442 disclosed?
CVE-2023-2442 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 7, 2023, with the most recent update on January 7, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-2442 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-2442 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-2442?
CVE-2023-2442 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-2442?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-2442, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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