CVE-2023-2485
MEDIUMGitLab 14.1-15.10.7, 15.11-15.11.6, 16.0-16.0.1 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment via Project Member Import
Title source: llmDescription
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407830
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1934811
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
37.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-266
Status
published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab
14.1.0 - 15.10.8 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Jun 07, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026