CVE-2023-3915
Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in GitLab
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.7%
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.1 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1. If an external user is given an owner role on any group, that external user may escalate their privileges on the instance by creating a service account in that group. This service account is not classified as external and may be used to access internal projects.
- Affected
- GitLab
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.2 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1 GITLAB
- 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS
- 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 52nd percentile
- Published
- 2023-09-01
- Updated
- 2026-05-13