CVE-2023-7028 - GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Project:GitLab

Product:GitLab CE/EE

Date Added:2024-05-01Due Date:2024-05-22Last Updated:June 21, 2025

Vulnerability Name

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Description

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Additional Notes

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028