What is CVE-2023-5995?

CVE-2023-5995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-5995?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5995 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-2023-5995

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. It was possible for an attacker to abuse the policy bot to gain access to internal projects.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 16.6.0, 16.5, 16.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5995?: CVE-2023-5995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-5995?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5995 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.