CVE-2023-3915
Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in GitLab
7.2
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. If an external user is given an owner role on any group, that external user may escalate their privileges on the instance by creating a service account in that group. This service account is not classified as external and may be used to access internal projects.
How to fix CVE-2023-3915
To remediate CVE-2023-3915, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.1.5 or later
Is CVE-2023-3915 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 16.1.0, < 16.1.5, >= 16.2.0, < 16.2.5, >= 16.3.0, < 16.3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |