CVE-2023-6477
Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. When a user is assigned a custom role with admin_group_member permission, they may be able to make a group, other members or themselves Owners of that group, which may lead to privilege escalation.
How to fix CVE-2023-6477
To remediate CVE-2023-6477, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.7.6 or later
Is CVE-2023-6477 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 16.5.0, < 16.7.6, >= 16.8.0, < 16.8.3, >= 16.9.0, < 16.9.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |