CVEs / CVE-2023-7028
CVE-2023-7028: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 1 May 2024
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 94.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.
Description
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 user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.1, before 16.1.6 | 16.1.6 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.2, before 16.2.9 | 16.2.9 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.3, before 16.3.7 | 16.3.7 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.4, before 16.4.5 | 16.4.5 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.5, before 16.5.6 | 16.5.6 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.6, before 16.6.4 | 16.6.4 |
| GitLab GitLab | from 16.7, before 16.7.2 | 16.7.2 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 1 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 22 May 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-640 |
References
- CVE-2023-7028 on NVD
- CVE-2023-7028 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-7028 on OSV
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 Permissions Required
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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