What is CVE-2023-2576?

CVE-2023-2576 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-2576?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2023-2576

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7 before 15.11.10, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.6, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.1. This allowed a developer to remove the CODEOWNERS rules and merge to a protected branch.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (38.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 13.7, 16.0, 16.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2576?: CVE-2023-2576 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-2576?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.