GitLab Enterprise Edition OpenID Connect privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OpenID Connect. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2182. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software) (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component OpenID Connect. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. Under certain conditions when OpenID Connect is enabled on an instance, it may allow users who are marked as 'external' to become 'regular' users thus leading to privilege escalation for those users.

The weakness was shared 05/04/2023 as 403012. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2182 since 04/19/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-33699). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/19/2023 🔍
05/04/2023 +15 days 🔍
05/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2025 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 403012
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2023-2182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227969
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/04/2023 08:15
Updated: 12/17/2025 20:22
Changes: 05/04/2023 08:15 (49), 05/27/2023 11:32 (11), 12/17/2025 20:22 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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