Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in GitLab (GitLab GitLab)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.68 % · percentile 52 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitLab
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-279 — Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
- CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | GitLab |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · cve@gitlab.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-44541
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-3915
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0707 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans GitLab · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 16.1.0 < 16.1.5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*≥ 16.2 < 16.2.5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*≥ 16.2 < 16.2.5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| GitLab · GitLab | affected 16.1 < 16.1.5 ; affected 16.2 < 16.2.5 ; affected 16.3 < 16.3.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |