Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2023· Updated Nov 20, 2025
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in GitLab
CVE-2023-5207
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context of another user.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.4
- (no CPE)range: >=16.0, <16.2.8; >=16.3, <16.3.5; >=16.4, <16.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/2174141mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425604mitreissue-tracking
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425857mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.4.1, 16.3.5, and 16.2.8GitLab Security Releases · Sep 28, 2023