CVE-2023-3115 - Incorrect User Management in GitLab

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MEDIUM

Incorrect User Management in GitLab

Published Sep 29, 2023

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.41%

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions affecting all versions from 11.11 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. Single Sign On restrictions were not correctly enforced for indirect project members accessing public members-only project repositories.

Affected products

Vendor GitLab Product GitLab Default
unaffected
- Version
  11.11
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <16.2.8
- Version
  16.3
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <16.3.5
- Version
  16.4
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <16.4.1

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

GitLab

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
11.11	affected	<16.2.8
16.3	affected	<16.3.5
16.4	affected	<16.4.1

Remediation

Vendor solution

Upgrade to versions 16.2.8, 16.3.5, 16.4.1 or above.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-286

References (2)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/414367
issue-trackingBroken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2004158
technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required

Link	Providers	Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/414367		issue-trackingBroken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2004158		technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredPermissions Required

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner GitLab

Published Sep 29, 2023

Updated Nov 20, 2025

Reserved Jun 6, 2023

Link CVE-2023-3115

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Jul 24, 2024

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2023-3115

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2023-3115