Description
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 17.6.0 in which users were unaware that files uploaded to comments on confidential issues and epics of public projects could be accessed without authentication via a direct link to the uploaded file URL.
Problem types
CWE-213: Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies
Product status
Any version before 17.6.0
Credits
This issue was reported internally by team member [Greg Myers](https://gitlab.com/greg).
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/398250 (GitLab Issue #398250)