CVE-2023-3915
01.09.2023, 11:15
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. If an external user is given an owner role on any group, that external user may escalate their privileges on the instance by creating a service account in that group. This service account is not classified as external and may be used to access internal projects.Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | gitlab | 16.1.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 16.1.5 |
| gitlab | gitlab | 16.1.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 16.1.5 |
| gitlab | gitlab | 16.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 16.2.5 |
| gitlab | gitlab | 16.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 16.2.5 |
| gitlab | gitlab | 16.3.0 |
| gitlab | gitlab | 16.3.0 |
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-279 - Incorrect Execution-Assigned PermissionsWhile it is executing, the software sets the permissions of an object in a way that violates the intended permissions that have been specified by the user.
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceThe product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.