CVE-2023-3915 (GCVE-0-2023-3915)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-01 10:01 – Updated: 2026-05-13 04:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in GitLab
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. If an external user is given an owner role on any group, that external user may escalate their privileges on the instance by creating a service account in that group. This service account is not classified as external and may be used to access internal projects.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-24 13:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-279 - Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417664 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/2040834 | technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required |
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