Low severity3.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-3979
CVE-2023-3979
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.6 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible that upstream members to collaborate with you on your branch get permission to write to the merge request’s source branch.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=10.6,<16.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=10.6,<16.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.4.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: starting from 10.6 before 16.2.8, starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1
- Range: starting from 10.6 before 16.2.8, starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/419972nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2082560nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.4.1, 16.3.5, and 16.2.8GitLab Security Releases · Sep 28, 2023