CVE-2023-2576

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7 before 15.11.10, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.6, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.1. This allowed a developer to remove the CODEOWNERS rules and merge to a protected branch.

*Credits: Thanks [inspector-ambitious](https://hackerone.com/inspector-ambitious) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

Poc

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-08 CVE Reserved
2023-07-13 CVE Published
2024-10-30 CVE Updated
2024-10-30 First Exploit
2025-04-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://hackerone.com/reports/1898054	2024-10-30

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/410123	2023-07-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 13.7.0 < 15.11.10 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.7.0 < 15.11.10"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 13.7.0 < 15.11.10 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.7.0 < 15.11.10"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.6"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.0.0 < 16.0.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.6"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.1 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.1.0 < 16.1.1"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 16.1.0 < 16.1.1 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 16.1.0 < 16.1.1"		enterprise		Affected