CVE-2023-4812

mediumpriority · track · 21OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.51% (43rd) EPSS

CVSS 5.3 · medium

Is it mine?

17 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.3 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2. The required CODEOWNERS approval could be bypassed by adding changes to a previously approved merge request.

cvss

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

7.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–7.6

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.17.6highAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:Nsecondary · cve@gitlab.comexploitability 2.3 · impact 4.7

v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USCWE-284USCWE-863US

affected products (17)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

GitLab GitLab15.3 → 16.5.6enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.6 → 16.6.4enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.7 → 16.7.2enisa_euvdEU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.1 → 16.1.6fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.2 → 16.2.9fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.3 → 16.3.7fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.4 → 16.4.5fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.5 → 16.5.6fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.6 → 16.6.4fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.7 → 16.7.2fstec_bduRU
gitlab gitlab15.3.0 → 16.5.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.6.0 → 16.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab= 16.7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab= 16.7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Bitnami gitlab15.3.0 → 16.5.6osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab
Bitnami gitlab16.6.0 → 16.6.4osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab
Bitnami gitlab16.7.0 → 16.7.2osvUSpkg:bitnami/gitlab

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-0077GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in GitLab ausnutzen, um Benutzerrechte zu erlangen, Daten zu manipulieren und um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
BIT-gitlab-2023-4812Incorrect Authorization in GitLab2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.3 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2. The required CODEOWNERS approval could be bypassed by adding changes to a previously approved merge request.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd osv cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-01-12modified 2026-06-17

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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