What is CVE-2023-7028?

CVE-2023-7028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-7028?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-7028 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-7028 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-05-01), indicating it is being actively exploited. 126 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2023-7028

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which…

EPSS: 0.934 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions 16.1, 16.2, 16.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-05-01. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-05-22.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

GitLab Issue #436084 (issue-tracking, permissions-required)
HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2293343 (technical-description, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7028?: CVE-2023-7028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-7028?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-7028 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2023-7028 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-05-01), indicating it is being actively exploited. 126 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.