{"id":"CVE-2023-7028","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-7028","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T10:22:31.086Z","title":"GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability","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.","published":"2024-01-12T14:15:49.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:51:54.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@gitlab.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-640"],"affected":["gitlab/gitlab"],"epss":{"score":0.94458,"percentile":0.99852,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-05-01","dueDate":"2024-05-22","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ ;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2024-03-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51889,"kind":"exploit","title":"GitLab CE/EE < 16.7.2 - Password Reset","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51889","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/java/remote/51889.txt","file":"exploits/java/remote/51889.txt","published":"2024-03-14","added":"2024-03-14","updated":"2024-03-14","author":"0xB455","type":"remote","platform":"java","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2023-7028"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}