CVE-2023-2485 | BDVDB-2026-204276 Detail

GitLabGitLab

Description#

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-06-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-06-07
Last modified: 2025-01-07

Vendor information

Vendor: GitLab
Product: GitLab

All GitLab vulnerabilities

Score

4.4 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 57.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>=14.1, <15.10.8
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>=15.11, <15.11.7
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>=16.0, <16.0.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.4 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).