description: An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting only version 16.0.0. An unauthenticated malicious user can use a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server when an attachment exists in a public project nested within at least five groups.
problem types: Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in GitLab
affected:
{
vendor: GitLab
product: GitLab
versions:
version: 16.0.0, status: affected
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: NONE
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 10
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
]