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CVE-2023-5198

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab



AssignerGitLab
Reserved2023-09-26
Published2023-09-29
Updated2024-10-03

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions prior to 16.2.7, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, and all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible for a removed project member to write to protected branches using deploy keys.



MEDIUM: 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version
affected

16.3 before 16.3.5
affected

16.4 before 16.4.1
affected

Credits

Thanks [theluci](https://hackerone.com/theluci) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program finder

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416957 (GitLab Issue #416957) issue-tracking

https://hackerone.com/reports/2041789 (HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2041789) technical-description exploit permissions-required

cve.org CVE-2023-5198

nvd.nist.gov CVE-2023-5198

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