Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. Under some specialized conditions, an LDAP user may be able to reset their password using their verified secondary email address and sign-in using direct authentication with the reset password, bypassing LDAP.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Permissions Required issue-tracking
permissions-required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438144
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
0.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-288
Status
published
Products (5)
gitlab/gitlab
16.9.0
gitlab/gitlab
16.1 - 16.7.6
GitLab/GitLab
16.1 - 16.7.6
GitLab/GitLab
16.8 - 16.8.3
GitLab/GitLab
16.9 - 16.9.1
Published
Feb 22, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026