CVE-2023-3915
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CVE-2023-3915 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 16.2, < 16.2.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.3.0 |
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2040834Permissions Required
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2040834Permissions Required
Timeline
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- Status
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