Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2023-1167

 

Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2023-1167

Published: March 31, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74252
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1167
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization. A remote attacker can gain access to security reports in merge requests.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-1167

Install updates from vendor's website.

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