GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.7.5/16.8.2/16.9.0 Group privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.7.5/16.8.2/16.9.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Group Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-6477. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.7.5/16.8.2/16.9.0 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Group Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. When a user is assigned a custom role with admin_group_member permission, they may be able to make a group, other members or themselves Owners of that group, which may lead to privilege escalation.

The weakness was shared 02/22/2024 by joaxcar as 433463. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6477 since 12/04/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 16.7.6, 16.8.3 or 16.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-58710). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Enterprise Edition 16.7.6/16.8.3/16.9.1

Timelineinfo

12/04/2023 🔍
02/22/2024 +80 days 🔍
02/22/2024 +0 days 🔍
11/20/2025 +637 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 433463
Researcher: joaxcar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6477 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6477
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254474
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2024 07:55
Updated: 11/20/2025 06:53
Changes: 02/22/2024 07:55 (53), 10/03/2024 15:07 (27), 11/20/2025 06:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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