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Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitLab

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-6195
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 18:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Jan 2025, 23:45 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2023-6195
Complete source record
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