High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-4340
CVE-2016-4340
Description
The impersonate feature in Gitlab 8.7.0, 8.6.0 through 8.6.7, 8.5.0 through 8.5.11, 8.4.0 through 8.4.9, 8.3.0 through 8.3.8, and 8.2.0 through 8.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to "log in" as any other user via unspecified vectors.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- about.gitlab.com/2016/05/02/cve-2016-4340-patches/nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/15548nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138368/GitLab-Impersonate-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40236/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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