GitLab Security Release 15.9.2 (CVE-2023-0050)

[Fleury, Terry]

CI Operators:

GitLab has released v15.9.2 [1] to address several security vulnerabilities, one rated as "high". This update also addresses nine "medium" severity vulnerabilities, and one "low" severity vulnerability.

 

Impact:

One High Severity Vulnerability:

• CVE-2023-0050 [2] - A specially crafted Kroki diagram could lead to a stored XSS on the client side which allows attackers to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of victims.

 

Affected Software: 

• GitLab < v15.7.8
• GitLab 15.8.x < v15.8.4
• GitLab 15.9.x < v15.9.2

 

Recommendation:

Update to the latest patched version of GitLab for your installation [3]. There are no recommended mitigations.

 

References:

[1] https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/03/02/security-release-gitlab-15-9-2-released/

[2] https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0050

[3] https://about.gitlab.com/update/ 

 

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