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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2024-03-06 10:56

Modified

2025-05-20 10:02

Summary

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Details

Incorrect authorization checks in GitLab CE/EE from all versions starting from 8.13 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2, allows a user to abuse slack/mattermost integrations to execute slash commands as another user.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "gitlab",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/gitlab"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "8.13.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "16.5.6"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "16.6.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "16.6.4"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "16.7.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "16.7.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
      "severity": [
        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-5356"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
      "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "Incorrect authorization checks in GitLab CE/EE from all versions starting from 8.13 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2, allows a user to abuse slack/mattermost integrations to execute slash commands as another user.",
  "id": "BIT-gitlab-2023-5356",
  "modified": "2025-05-20T10:02:07.006Z",
  "published": "2024-03-06T10:56:46.996Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/427154"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/2188868"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5356"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.5.0",
  "summary": "Incorrect Authorization in GitLab"
}

CVE-2023-5356 (GCVE-0-2023-5356)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-12 13:56 – Updated: 2025-11-20 04:10

Title

Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

Summary

Severity ?

7.3 (High)


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

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

GitLab

References

URL

Tags

	https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/427154	issue-tracking
	https://hackerone.com/reports/2188868	technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	GitLab	GitLab	Affected: 8.13 , < 16.5.6 (semver) Affected: 16.6 , < 16.6.4 (semver) Affected: 16.7 , < 16.7.2 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab::::::::

Credits

Thanks [yvvdwf](https://hackerone.com/yvvdwf) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

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  "containers": {
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      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:59:43.251Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "GitLab Issue #427154",
            "tags": [
              "issue-tracking",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/427154"
          },
          {
            "name": "HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2188868",
            "tags": [
              "technical-description",
              "exploit",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/2188868"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-5356",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-01-23T21:57:40.489112Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-09-17T15:44:55.465Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
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        {
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "GitLab",
          "repo": "git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git",
          "vendor": "GitLab",
          "versions": [
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              "lessThan": "16.5.6",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "8.13",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "16.6.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.6",
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            },
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              "lessThan": "16.7.2",
              "status": "affected",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Thanks [yvvdwf](https://hackerone.com/yvvdwf) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program"
        }
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        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
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            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-11-20T04:10:38.291Z",
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      },
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          ],
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        },
        {
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            "technical-description",
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            "permissions-required"
          ],
          "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/2188868"
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
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          "value": "Upgrade to versions 16.7.2, 16.6.4, 16.5.6 or above."
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    "datePublished": "2024-01-12T13:56:51.714Z",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

CVE-2023-5356 (GCVE-0-2023-5356)

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