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CVE-2023-7028: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2023-7028
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: GitLabproduct: Community and Enterprise EditionsAuthentication bypass
What
The vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to unverified email addresses, facilitating account takeover.
Who is affected
Users of GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Implement the recommended security updates from GitLab.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-05-01
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-7028coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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Recent advisories for GitLab Community and

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