CVE-2023-3915 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in GitLab EE versions 16.1 through 16.3.0. An external user with owner privileges on a group can create a non-external service account within that group, which can then access internal projects, bypassing intended access restrictions. This vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.2), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.1.0, < 16.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.2, < 16.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.2, < 16.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
16.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.