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Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab

Type: advisorySources: OSV

An information disclosure issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.0.6, and version 16.1.0 allows unauthenticated actors to access the import error information if a project was imported from GitHub.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-3362
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jul 2023, 02:08 UTC

An information disclosure issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.0.6, and version 16.1.0 allows unauthenticated actors to access the import error information if a project was imported from GitHub.

osv:CVE-2023-3362
Complete source record
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  "id": "23446e100a9226d52b9e0ad69860b03c942af0671679bef6e3ac390e88be479f",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3362",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in GitLab",
    "summary": "An information disclosure issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.0.6, and version 16.1.0 allows unauthenticated actors to access the import error information if a project was imported from GitHub.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-3362",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2023-3362",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2023-3362",
        "CVE-2023-3362"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "280a09dbca836a6eedf5da1e63953fe8da44bf4c"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "1ca31874e42fbd4b99f6e3c9174a992c053c8e1b"
                },
                {
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                },
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                  "last_affected": "4961ad113f3afe23965ac12285eaab31315ab0c6"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "16.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "16.0.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "16.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "16.0.6"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.1.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "16.1.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "16.1.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "16.1.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "16.1.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "16.1.0",
            "v16.0.5-ee",
            "v16.1.0-ee",
            "v16.0.4-ee",
            "v16.0.3-ee",
            "v16.0.0-ee"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-3362.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:50.305792082Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3362.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3362",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415131"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-209"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3362.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2023-3362",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 518728,
  "published_at": "2023-07-13T02:08:46.856+00:00"
}