Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU81310

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2023-3979

Published: October 2, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81310

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3979

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 after being removed can continue editing the source code of a public project.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2023-3979

Install updates from vendor's website.

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

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/09/28/security-release-gitlab-16-4-1-released/

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