CVE-2023-6840
Missing Authorization in GitLab
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-6840
To remediate CVE-2023-6840, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.6.7 or later
Is CVE-2023-6840 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 16.4.0, < 16.6.7, >= 16.7.0, < 16.7.5, >= 16.8.0, < 16.8.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H |