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

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?

Ransomware Status:

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

Related News Articles

• Urgent: GitLab Patches Critical Flaw Allowing Unauthorized Pipeline Job ExecutionSeptember 12, 2024
• GitLab: Critical bug lets attackers run pipelines as other usersJuly 10, 2024
• High-severity GitLab flaw lets attackers take over accountsMay 23, 2024

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-284