CVE-2023-3385

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 8.10 before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2. Under specific circumstances, a user importing a project 'from export' could access and read unrelated files via uploading a specially crafted file. This was due to a bug in `tar`, fixed in [`tar-1.35`](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2023-07/msg00005.html).

CVSS v3.1

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1

6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 56th percentile

Published

2023-08-01

Updated

2025-11-20

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://hackerone.com/reports/2032730

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-33831
• CVE-2023-33863
• CVE-2023-3383
• CVE-2023-33864
• CVE-2023-33829
• CVE-2023-33865