What is CVE-2023-3915?

CVE-2023-3915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-3915?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2023-3915

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. If an external user is given an owner role on…

EPSS: 0.000 (14.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 16.1, 16.2, 16.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-279 — Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions

References

GitLab Issue #417664 (issue-tracking, permissions-required)
HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2040834 (technical-description, exploit, permissions-required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3915?: CVE-2023-3915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-3915?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.