Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2023· Updated Nov 20, 2025
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2023-3511
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 8.17 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. It was possible for auditor users to fork and submit merge requests to private projects they're not a member of.
Affected products
3- Range: >=8.17, <16.4.4, >=16.5, <16.5.4, >=16.6, <16.6.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/2046752mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416961mitreissue-tracking
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.6.2, 16.5.4, 16.4.4GitLab Security Releases · Dec 13, 2023