CVE-2023-5207

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitLab

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 30, 2023 at 08:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context of another user.

Affected

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

16.0.0 ≤ v < 16.2.816.3 ≤ v < 16.3.516.3.0 ≤ v < 16.3.516.4 ≤ v < 16.4.116.0.016.316.416.4.0
Affected range stops below 16.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredBroken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425857
Technical DescriptionExploitPermissions RequiredBroken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2174141

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-250NVD-CWE-noinfo

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