Privilege escalation in Gitlab
CVE-2023-2485
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.
EPSS: 0.008 (53.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions >=14.1, <15.10.8, >=15.11, <15.11.7, >=16.0, <16.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2485?
- CVE-2023-2485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2485?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.