GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition Pipeline Execution access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Pipeline Execution Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-5207. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition (Bug Tracking Software) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Pipeline Execution Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline execution under the context of another user.

The weakness was presented 09/30/2023 as 425604. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5207 since 09/26/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257901 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5207), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (257901) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-57538). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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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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Nessus ID: 257901
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5207

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/26/2023 🔍
09/30/2023 +4 days 🔍
09/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2025 +782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 425604
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240993
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2023 17:33
Updated: 11/20/2025 14:09
Changes: 09/30/2023 17:33 (50), 10/23/2023 00:16 (11), 10/03/2024 11:41 (16), 08/30/2025 19:27 (2), 11/20/2025 14:09 (1)
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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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