CVE-2023-7028

criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.945 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 20 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

94.5% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

27 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2024-05-01remediate by 2024-05-22

required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

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.

cvss

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

10.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.110criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.110criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · cve@gitlab.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

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

Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-640USprimaryCWE-284US

exploits (20)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

auxiliary/admin/http/gitlab_password_reset_account_takeoverGitLab Password Reset Account Takeoverfunctional · metasploit
EDB-51889GitLab CE/EE < 16.7.2 - Password ResetPoC · exploit_db
Esonhugh/gitlab_honeypotCVE-2023-7028 killerPoC · poc_in_github
FearThePLOTO/GitLab-CVE-2023-7028A mock app for the GitLab CVE-2023-7028, which allow multile email adresses when ordering a password reset.PoC · poc_in_github
KameliaZaman/Exploiting-GitLab-CVE-2023-7028Penetration test targeting CVE-2023-7028PoC · poc_in_github
RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-7028CVE-2023-7028PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (27)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

GitLab GitLab16.1 → 16.1.6enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.2 → 16.2.9enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.3 → 16.3.7enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.4 → 16.4.5enisa_euvdEU
GitLab GitLab16.5 → 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. Gitlab16.6 → 16.6.4fstec_bduRU
GitLab Inc. Gitlab16.7 → 16.7.2fstec_bduRU
gitlab gitlab16.1.0 → 16.1.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.2.0 → 16.2.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.3.0 → 16.3.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.4.0 → 16.4.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.5.0 → 16.5.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.6.0 → 16.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gitlab gitlab16.7.0 → 16.7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-7028Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.

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 cert_bund osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-01-12modified 2026-08-14

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references (11)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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