CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-7028
CVE-2023-7028
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2024-05-01.
Federal remediation due 2024-05-22.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Summary
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 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 10 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-24. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.