CVE-2023-4018 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-4018

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing') in GitLab

Vulnerability Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. Due to improper permission validation it was possible to create model experiments in public projects.

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

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
16.2, 16.3

Timeline

Official Publish: September 1st, 2023
Last Modified: April 27th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-425

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.