What is CVE-2023-5106?

CVE-2023-5106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-5106?

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

Is CVE-2023-5106 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2023-5106

An issue has been discovered in Ultimate-licensed GitLab EE affecting all versions starting 13.12 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3.0 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4.0 prior to 16.4.1 that could allow an attacker to impersonate users in CI pipelines through direct transfer group imports.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th 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, 16.3.0, 16.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@gitlab.com (Patch)
cve@gitlab.com (permissions-required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5106?: CVE-2023-5106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-5106?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5106 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.