Low
Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in GitLab
Type: advisorySources: OSV
An input validation issue in the asset proxy in GitLab EE, affecting all versions from 12.3 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1, allowed an authenticated attacker to craft image urls which bypass the asset proxy.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-3906
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 18:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in GitLab
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 29 Sept 2023, 06:02 UTC
An input validation issue in the asset proxy in GitLab EE, affecting all versions from 12.3 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1, allowed an authenticated attacker to craft image urls which bypass the asset proxy.
osv:CVE-2023-3906
Complete source record
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"summary": "An input validation issue in the asset proxy in GitLab EE, affecting all versions from 12.3 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1, allowed an authenticated attacker to craft image urls which bypass the asset proxy.",
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