Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 2, 2023· Updated Nov 20, 2025
Missing Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2023-2022
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting before 16.0.8, all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.3, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.2, which leads to developers being able to create pipeline schedules on protected branches even if they don't have access to merge
Affected products
3- Range: <16.0.8, >=16.1 <16.1.3, >=16.2 <16.2.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/1936572mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407166mitreissue-tracking
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.2.2, 16.1.3, and 16.0.8GitLab Security Releases · Aug 1, 2023