Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-5198
CVE-2023-5198
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions prior to 16.2.7, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, and all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible for a removed project member to write to protected branches using deploy keys.
AI Insight
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 0
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=8.15,<16.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=8.15,<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: <16.2.7, 16.3.x <16.3.5, 16.4.x <16.4.1
Patches
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References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/416957nvdBroken Link
- hackerone.com/reports/2041789nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.4.1, 16.3.5, and 16.2.8GitLab Security Releases · Sep 28, 2023