CVE-2023-0508
Gitlab 15.4.0 – 15.10.8
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-0508 is a low-severity HTTP Request/Response Splitting (CWE-113) vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab. Its CVSS base score is 3.1 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Protocol or Service Impersonation (T1001.003); ranked in the top 46% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, and all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. The vulnerability is an open redirection that can be triggered via HTTP response splitting in the NPM package API, corresponding to CWE-113. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 3.1 reflecting network attack vector, high attack complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction.
An attacker without authentication can exploit the flaw by crafting a request to the NPM package API that causes a split response, resulting in redirection to an arbitrary destination. Successful exploitation yields limited integrity impact while leaving confidentiality and availability unaffected.
GitLab advisories and the associated issue tracker entries direct administrators to upgrade to the fixed releases 15.10.8, 15.11.7, or 16.0.2. The EPSS score remains flat at 0.0592 with no material increase after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-12555
Vulnerability Data
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. Open redirection was possible via HTTP response splitting in the…
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NPM package API.
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Mitigating Controls
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input sanitization and header handling that prevent CRLF injection.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
A.8.25 mandates secure SDLC practices including secure coding guidelines, security requirements, checkpoints, testing (scans/penetration), and developer training that reach HTTP header sanitization and therefore stop most (but not all) instances of CRLF injection from reaching production; a bounded remainder exists in implementation gaps, outsourced development without full assurance, and post-deployment changes.
A.8.26 explicitly lists resilience against SQL injections and input validation as application security requirements (items d and j), which directly addresses improper neutralization of special sequences like CRLF in HTTP headers; however, this is only one slice of a broad requirements-identification control whose coverage of other injection vectors, output handling, and non-web contexts leaves a bounded remainder.
A.8.27 mandates security-by-design principles (including input distrust, data validation/sanitization, secure architecture layers, and design reviews against attack patterns) that reach HTTP header sanitization and would stop most CRLF splitting if applied; this is a minority slice of the weakness because the clause is a general process that depends on specific implementation rigor and does not itself neutralize sequences in every code path or library.
Secure coding standards require neutralization of CRLF sequences before inclusion in HTTP headers.