Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2023-4018Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.6% 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 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. Due to improper permission validation it was possible to create model experiments in public projects.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-425 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- GitLab Issue #420301 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2083440 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required, broken-link