CVE-2023-2825

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-05-26. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 72%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, ssvc poc, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 72%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: Metasploit · ssvc poc · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
89(Attend)
EG Risk 89/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation72% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
72%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2023

Last Modified

January 15, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 25, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

2023/CVE-2023-2825.json · master · GitLab.org / GitLab CVE assignments · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2825.json
generic

Arbitrary file read in project uploads controller via path traversal (#412371) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412371

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-2825(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCGroppoxx/CVE-2023-2825-PoC
    First seen May 17, 2026

    PoC for CVE-2023-2825: automated GitLab 16.0.0 arbitrary file read via nested public groups, project upload traversal, reusable upload paths, and clean CLI output.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCOccamsec/CVE-2023-2825
    First seen May 25, 2023

    GitLab CVE-2023-2825 PoC. This PoC leverages a path traversal vulnerability to retrieve the /etc/passwd file from a system running GitLab 16.0.0.

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitauxiliary/gather/gitlab_authenticated_subgroups_file_read✓ verified
    First seen May 23, 2023

    GitLab Authenticated File Read

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2825.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    GitLab 16.0.0 - Path Traversal

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-2825?
CVE-2023-2825 is a critical vulnerability published on May 26, 2023. 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.
When was CVE-2023-2825 disclosed?
CVE-2023-2825 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2023, with the most recent update on January 15, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-2825 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-2825 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-2825?
CVE-2023-2825 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-2825?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-2825, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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