Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-6477
CVE-2023-6477
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. When a user is assigned a custom role with admin_group_member permission, they may be able to make a group, other members or themselves Owners of that group, which may lead to privilege escalation.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.5
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=16.5.0,<16.7.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.9.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 16.5 <= versions < 16.7.6, 16.8 <= versions < 16.8.3, 16.9 <= versions < 16.9.1
- Range: 16.5 <= versions < 16.7.6, 16.8 <= versions < 16.8.3, 16.9 <= versions < 16.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/433463nvdPermissions Required
- hackerone.com/reports/2270898nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- GitLab Security Release: 16.9.1, 16.8.3, 16.7.6GitLab Security Releases · Feb 21, 2024