What is CVE-2023-5009?

CVE-2023-5009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-5009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5009 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2023-5009

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 13.12 before 16.2.7, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.4. It was possible for an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary user via scheduled security scan policies. This was a bypass of [CVE-2023-3932](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-3932) showing additional impact.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.083 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 13.12, 16.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, permissions-required, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5009?: CVE-2023-5009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-5009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5009 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.