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)
Core 2
Core References
Broken Link issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/424398
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2115574
Scores
CVSS v3
7.6
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (6)
gitlab/gitlab
16.7.0
gitlab/gitlab
16.7.1
GitLab/GitLab
15.3 - 16.5.6
gitlab/gitlab
15.3.0 - 16.5.5 (2 CPE variants)
GitLab/GitLab
16.6 - 16.6.4
GitLab/GitLab
16.7 - 16.7.2
Published
Jan 12, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026