CVE-2023-5356
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-5356
To remediate CVE-2023-5356, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.5.6 or later
Is CVE-2023-5356 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 8.13.0, < 16.5.6, >= 16.6.0, < 16.6.4, >= 16.7.0, < 16.7.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |