GitLab Remote Development up to 16.5.5/16.6.3/16.7.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GitLab Remote Development up to 16.5.5/16.6.3/16.7.1. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-6955. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitLab Remote Development up to 16.5.5/16.6.3/16.7.1 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An improper access control vulnerability exists in GitLab Remote Development affecting all versions prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4 and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2. This condition allows an attacker to create a workspace in one group that is associated with an agent from another group.

The weakness was published 01/12/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-6955 since 12/19/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253221 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-6955), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 16.5.6, 16.6.4 or 16.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (253221) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-59151). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 253221
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-6955

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Remote Development 16.5.6/16.6.4/16.7.2

Timelineinfo

12/19/2023 🔍
01/12/2024 +24 days 🔍
01/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2026 +890 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 43218
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250615
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2024 15:14
Updated: 06/21/2026 01:59
Changes: 01/12/2024 15:14 (49), 02/02/2024 17:33 (1), 02/02/2024 17:40 (11), 08/30/2024 17:22 (16), 08/24/2025 19:28 (2), 06/21/2026 01:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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