CVE-2023-2478
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.050 · 92 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.9.7, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.6, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.2. Under certain conditions, a malicious unauthorized GitLab user may use a GraphQL endpoint to attach a malicious runner to any project.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6–9.6
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1160GitLab: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-05-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GitLab ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- BIT-gitlab-2023-24782024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.9.7, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.6, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.2. Under certain conditions, a malicious unauthorized GitLab user may use a GraphQL endpoint to attach a malicious runner to any project.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
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- https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2023/05/05/critical-security-release-gitlab-15-11-2-released/Patchcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-2478/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2478.jsoncnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409470cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1969599cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2521cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2478.jsonenisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409470enisa_euvd
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