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Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-1401 is a medium-severity GitLab DAST scanner issue where authorization redirects could cause cross-site cookies to be sent where they should not be. The business risk is limited confidentiality exposure, not system takeover or service disruption, based on the supplied CVSS details.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority remediation item. Prioritize environments using authenticated DAST scans, because leaked cookies can expose session data, but the sources indicate limited confidentiality impact and no confirmed active exploitation.
Technical view
GitLab reports the DAST scanner is affected from version 3.0.29 before 4.0.5. During authorization redirects, cross-site cookies may leak into sent data. The CVSS vector indicates network reachability, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in GitLab CI/CD environments using affected DAST scanner versions for authenticated web application scans, especially where authorization flows redirect across sites while cookies are present.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources include a public HackerOne report tagged with technical description, exploit, and permissions required. CISA KEV status is false, and the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Focus validation on DAST authorization redirect behavior and whether cross-site cookies appear in outbound requests, logs, or artifacts. Do not assume broader GitLab platform compromise; the supplied record specifically identifies the DAST scanner version range.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade GitLab DAST scanner to version 4.0.5 or later.
- Review GitLab’s issue and advisory context for deployment-specific guidance.
- Identify authenticated DAST jobs that ran with affected scanner versions.
- Rotate exposed session cookies or credentials if logs show leakage.
- Limit scanner credentials to least privilege for future authenticated scans.
Validation and detection
- Inventory GitLab DAST scanner versions used in CI/CD pipelines.
- Confirm no jobs use DAST scanner versions 3.0.29 through before 4.0.5.
- Review affected scan logs and artifacts for unintended cookie disclosure.
- Check authenticated scan configurations involving redirects across sites.
- Document findings and remediation status for vulnerability management tracking.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N3.11.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GitLab Issue #396533CVE reference · issue-tracking
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #1889255CVE reference · technical-description, exploit
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Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
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