Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-2485
CVE-2023-2485
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=14.1.0,<15.10.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=14.1.0,<15.10.8
- (no CPE)range: >=14.1, <15.10.8
- Range: starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2485.jsonnvdVendor Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407830nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/1934811nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.0.2, 15.11.7, and 15.10.8GitLab Security Releases · Jun 5, 2023