CVE-2023-5226

Summary

CVE-2023-5226 is a vulnerability affecting GitLab versions before 16.4.3, as well as specific versions of 16.5 and 16.6. This issue allows malicious actors to bypass branch checks and manipulate repository content in the UI, using specially crafted branch names under certain circumstances. This vulnerability could potentially enable unauthorized changes to repositories, posing a significant risk to organizations using GitLab for source code management. Users are advised to update to the latest versions to mitigate this risk.

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