CVE-2023-2190 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-2190

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitLab

Vulnerability Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.10 before 15.11.10, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.6, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.1. It may be possible for users to view new commits to private projects in a fork created while the project was public.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
13.10, 16.0, 16.1

Timeline

Official Publish: July 13th, 2023
Last Modified: October 30th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-639

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation