CVE-2023-6840
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CVE-2023-6840 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.4 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows a maintainer to change the name of a protected branch that bypasses the security policy added to block MR.. 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 from 16.4 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows a maintainer to change the name of a protected branch that bypasses the security policy added to block MR.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 16.4.0, < 16.6.7 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 16.7.0, < 16.7.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 16.8.0, < 16.8.2 |
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/435500Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2280292Permissions Required, Technical Description
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/435500Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2280292Permissions Required, Technical Description
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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