CVE-2023-5831
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in GitLab
CVSS Score
3.7
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
23th
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.3.6, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.2, and all versions starting from 16.5.0 before 16.5.1 which have the `super_sidebar_logged_out` feature flag enabled. Affected versions with this default-disabled feature flag enabled may unintentionally disclose GitLab version metadata to unauthorized actors.
| CWE | CWE-201 |
| Vendor | gitlab |
| Product | gitlab |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 23, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
GitLab / GitLab
16.0 < 16.3.6 16.4 < 16.4.2 16.5 < 16.5.1
References
Credits
This vulnerability was discovered internally by the GitLab team