What is CVE-2023-5061?

CVE-2023-5061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-5061?

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

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2023-5061

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.3 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. In certain situations, it may have been possible for developers to override predefined CI variables via the REST API.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.004 (35.1th 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 9.3, 16.5, 16.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

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-2023-5061?: CVE-2023-5061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-5061?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.