CVE-2023-0120

mediumpriority · track · 17OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.41% (36th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

9 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.0 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. Due to improper permission validation it was possible to edit labels description by an unauthorised user.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–4.3

v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4

v3.13.5lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.13.5lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · cve@gitlab.comexploitability 2.1 · impact 1.4

v3.14mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863US

affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

GitLab GitLab10.0 → 16.1.5enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.2 → 16.2.5enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.3 → 16.3.1enisa_euvdEU
gitlab gitlab10.0.0 → 16.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.2 → 16.2.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab= 16.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Bitnami gitlab10.0.0 → 16.1.5osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab
Bitnami gitlab16.2.0 → 16.2.5osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab
Bitnami gitlab16.3.0 → 16.3.1osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2244GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um8 Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
BIT-gitlab-2023-0120Incorrect Authorization in GitLab2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.0 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. Due to improper permission validation it was possible to edit labels description by an unauthorised user.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd osv cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-09-01modified 2026-06-17

references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan