VDB-239930 · CVE-2023-5009 · Issue 425304

GitLab Enterprise Edition Pipeline Job access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GitLab Enterprise Edition. This impacts an unknown function of the component Pipeline Job Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-5009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Pipeline Job Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 13.12 before 16.2.7, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.4. It was possible for an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary user via scheduled security scan policies. This was a bypass of [CVE-2023-3932](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-3932) showing additional impact.

The weakness was published 09/19/2023 as 425304. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-5009 since 09/15/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-57355). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

Name

Enterprise Edition

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.2
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

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

09/15/2023 🔍
09/19/2023 +4 days 🔍
09/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2025 +793 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 425304
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239930
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2023 11:25
Updated: 11/20/2025 17:37
Changes: 09/19/2023 11:25 (50), 10/12/2023 23:55 (11), 10/03/2024 10:38 (20), 11/20/2025 17:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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