CVE-2023-6688
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitLab
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.11 prior to 16.11.2. A problem with the processing logic for Google Chat Messages integration may lead to a regular expression DoS attack on the server.
How to fix CVE-2023-6688
To remediate CVE-2023-6688, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.11.2 or later
Is CVE-2023-6688 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 16.11.0, < 16.11.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |