What is CVE-2023-6955?

CVE-2023-6955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-6955?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6955 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-2023-6955

A missing authorization check vulnerability exists in GitLab Remote Development affecting all versions prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4 and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2. This condition allows an attacker to create a workspace in one group tha…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.006 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 0, 16.7, 16.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

GitLab Issue #432188 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6955?: CVE-2023-6955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-6955?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6955 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.