4.3

CVE-2023-6195: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitLab

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6195
Published 30-01-2025Last modified 18-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6195 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in gitlab. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.6, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 30-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.5 prior to 16.9.7, starting from 16.10 prior to 16.10.5, and starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. GitLab was vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery when an attacker uses a malicious URL in the markdown image value when importing a GitHub repository.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (hackerone.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Gitlab1 product
  • gitlab≥ 15.5, < 16.9.7 | ≥ 16.10, < 16.10.5 | ≥ 16.11, < 16.11.2 | ≥ 15.5.0, < 16.9.7 | ≥ 16.10.0, < 16.10.5 | ≥ 16.11.0, < 16.11.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • gitlabAll versions (No fix recorded)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links