CVE-2023-7028
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 May 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 94.46% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 March 2024
- CISA KEV
- Listed 1 May 2024 · due 22 May 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-640
- Affected
- gitlab/gitlab
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
EPSS 94.5% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343Permissions Required
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343Permissions Required
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.