Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2023-3979Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Low 3.1

In plain English

A low-severity incorrect authorization in GitLab from GitLab. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.6 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible that upstream members to collaborate with you on your branch get permission to write to the merge request’s source branch.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GitLab GitLab 10.6 – before 16.2.816.3 – before 16.3.516.4 – before 16.4.1

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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