An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a Cargo.toml containing maliciously crafted input.
CVE-2023-6159
MEDIUMNVD 6.5
6.5
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- —
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 26, 2024
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- cve@gitlabhttps://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924
- cve@gitlabhttps://hackerone.com/reports/2251278
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/431924
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/2251278
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-6159(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2023-6159?
CVE-2023-6159 is a medium vulnerability published on January 26, 2024. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.7 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1 It was possible for an attacker to trigger a Regular Expression Denial of Service via a Cargo.toml containing maliciously crafted input.
When was CVE-2023-6159 disclosed?
CVE-2023-6159 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 26, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-6159?
CVE-2023-6159 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-6159?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-6159, 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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