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CVE-2023-2576

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 13, 2023 at 02:08 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7 before 15.11.10, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.6, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.1. This allowed a developer to remove the CODEOWNERS rules and merge to a protected branch.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GitLab· GitLabmaven
95%
13.7 ≤ v < 15.11.1013.7.0 ≤ v < 15.11.1016.0 ≤ v < 16.0.616.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.616.1 ≤ v < 16.1.116.1.0 ≤ v < 16.1.113.716.016.1
Affected range stops below 15.11.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Issue TrackingBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/410123
Technical DescriptionExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/1898054

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMGitLab
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863NVD-CWE-noinfo

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