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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-03-13 09:35

Modified

2026-03-13 09:37

Summary

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab

Details

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "gitlab",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/gitlab"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "18.7.6"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "18.8.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "18.8.6"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "18.9.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "18.9.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-1230"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "Medium"
  },
  "details": "GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances.",
  "id": "BIT-gitlab-2026-1230",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T09:37:20.375Z",
  "published": "2026-03-13T09:35:23.537Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/587002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3505165"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1230"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab"
}

CVE-2026-1230 (GCVE-0-2026-1230)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 16:05 – Updated: 2026-03-11 19:46

Title

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab

Summary

Severity ?

4.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-706 - Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

Assigner

GitLab

References

URL

Tags

	https://hackerone.com/reports/3505165	technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
	https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items…
	https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patc…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	GitLab	GitLab	Affected: 1.0 , < 18.7.6 (semver) Affected: 18.8 , < 18.8.6 (semver) Affected: 18.9 , < 18.9.2 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

Credits

Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

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      {
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                "id": "CVE-2026-1230",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-03-11T19:45:54.519929Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-03-11T19:46:36.143Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "GitLab",
          "repo": "git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git",
          "vendor": "GitLab",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "18.7.6",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "18.8.6",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "18.8",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "18.9.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "18.9",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 1.0 before 18.7.6, 18.8 before 18.8.6, and 18.9 before 18.9.2 that could have allowed an authenticated user to cause repository downloads to contain different code than displayed in the web interface due to incorrect validation of branch references under certain circumstances."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 4.1,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
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              "value": "GENERAL"
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          ]
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      ],
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          ]
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      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-03-11T16:05:00.849Z",
        "orgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a",
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      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #3505165",
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            "technical-description",
            "exploit",
            "permissions-required"
          ],
          "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/3505165"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/587002"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/03/11/patch-release-gitlab-18-9-2-released/"
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Upgrade to versions 18.7.6, 18.8.6, 18.9.2 or above."
        }
      ],
      "title": "Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in GitLab"
    }
  },
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    "assignerOrgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a",
    "assignerShortName": "GitLab",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-1230",
    "datePublished": "2026-03-11T16:05:00.849Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-01-20T13:33:22.197Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-03-11T19:46:36.143Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

CVE-2026-1230 (GCVE-0-2026-1230)

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