CVE-2023-2485

Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab

Published Jun 7, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-33969 An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-269 NVD-CWE-Other
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Title Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab
Weaknesses CWE-266
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Jan 7, 2025, 3:44 PM
Reserved
May 2, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 7, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM