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title: "CVE-2023-2589\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2589?format=md
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# CVE-2023-2589

Publication date 7 June 2023

Last updated 1 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2589?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting
from 12.0 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7,
all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. An attacker can clone a
repository from a public project, from a disallowed IP, even after the
top-level group has enabled IP restrictions on the group.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2589?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [alexmurray](https://launchpad.net/~alexmurray)

This issue only affects Gitlab Enterprise Edition

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2589)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2589)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-2589)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-2589)

### Other references

* <https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/06/05/security-release-gitlab-16-0-2-released>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2589>