VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-2485

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.82%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-06-07

Last modified2026-06-17

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

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.

Weakness classification

cve@gitlab.com: CWE-266
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references

cve@gitlab.com — Vendor Advisory
cve@gitlab.com — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@gitlab.com — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory