VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-6840

CVSS score6.7 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.56%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2024-02-07

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.4 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows a maintainer to change the name of a protected branch that bypasses the security policy added to block MR.

Weakness classification

cve@gitlab.com: CWE-862
nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references

cve@gitlab.com — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
cve@gitlab.com — Permissions Required, Technical Description
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Technical Description