{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5933","details":"An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions after 13.7 before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. Improper input sanitization of user name allows arbitrary API PUT requests.","modified":"2025-10-24T05:01:37Z","published":"2024-01-26T01:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-5933"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5933"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/430236"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/2225710"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5933"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"gitlab","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/gitlab@8.5.8+dfsg-5?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["8.4.3+dfsg-9","8.4.3+dfsg-12","8.5.8+dfsg-5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"8.5.8+dfsg-5","binary_name":"gitlab"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5933.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}