Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2024· Updated Nov 20, 2025
Missing Authorization in GitLab
CVE-2023-5612
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. It was possible to read the user email address via tags feed although the visibility in the user profile has been disabled.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 0
- (no CPE)range: ><16.6.6, >=16.7 <16.7.4, >=16.8 <16.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- hackerone.com/reports/2208790mitretechnical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/428441mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
- about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-8-1-released/mitre
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Security Release: 16.8.1, 16.7.4, 16.6.6, 16.5.8GitLab Security Releases · Jan 25, 2024