CVE-2023-4812

HIGH

GitLab EE <16.5.6-16.7.2 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.3 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2. The required CODEOWNERS approval could be bypassed by adding changes to a previously approved merge request.

References (2)

[Broken Link] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/424398

[Permissions Required] https://hackerone.com/reports/2115574

Scores

CVSS v3 7.6

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 1.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-863

Status published

Affected Products (4)

gitlab/gitlab < 16.5.5

gitlab/gitlab

Timeline

Published Jan 12, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026