Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2024· Updated Oct 21, 2025
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab
CVE-2023-7028
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
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Affected products
3- Range: >=16.1, <16.1.6 || >=16.2, <16.2.9 || >=16.3, <16.3.7 || >=16.4, <16.4.5 || >=16.5, <16.5.6 || >=16.6, <16.6.4 || >=16.7, <16.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- hackerone.com/reports/2293343mitretechnical-descriptionexploit
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084mitreissue-tracking
News mentions
1- GitLab Critical Security Release: 16.7.2, 16.6.4, 16.5.6GitLab Security Releases · Jan 11, 2024