Vulnerability · Published Jan 26, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2023-5612Missing Authorization in GitLab
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.9% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)4.9%top 7.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Public PoC
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. It was possible to read the user email address via tags feed although the visibility in the user profile has been disabled.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/
- GitLab Issue #428441 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2208790 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, broken-link