Is CVE-2023-5117 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5117 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5117?

CVE-2023-5117 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5117?

CVE-2023-5117 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5117?

Upgrade gitlab on debian unstable to 17.6.5-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5117

LOW

3.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.

CWE-213

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabDebian

Fixed in:17.6.5-1CVE-2023-5117

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

gitlab.com

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