Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2023-5207

 

Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2023-5207

Published: September 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81261
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5207
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context of another user.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2023-5207

Install updates from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 16.2.8, 16.3.5, 16.4.1

External References

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