Description
An authorization bypass vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 15.1 prior to 16.7.6, 16.8 prior to 16.8.3, and 16.9 prior to 16.9.1. A developer could bypass CODEOWNERS approvals by creating a merge conflict.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required issue-tracking
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/437988
Permissions Required technical-description
exploit
permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2296778
Scores
CVSS v3
7.7
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-841
Status
published
Products (2)
gitlab/gitlab
16.9.0
gitlab/gitlab
15.1.0 - 16.7.6
Published
Feb 22, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026