CVE-2023-5198
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 29, 2023
- Updated
- May 17, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 26, 2023
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions prior to 16.2.7, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, and all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible for a removed project member to write to protected branches using deploy keys.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | GitLab |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GitLabGitLab |
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References
- GitLab Issue #416957issue-trackingpermissions-required
- HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2041789technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
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