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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.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-3906
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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4 Nov 2026, 18:04 UTC · Revision 1

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Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input in GitLab

core-osv · Original source

Published 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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-3906",
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