VDB-266038 · CVE-2023-7045 · Issue 436358

GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 16.10.5/16.11.2/17.0.0 Kubernetes Agent Server cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.10.5/16.11.2/17.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kubernetes Agent Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-7045. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 16.10.5/16.11.2/17.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Kubernetes Agent Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

A CSRF vulnerability exists within GitLab CE/EE from versions 13.11 before 16.10.6, from 16.11 before 16.11.3, from 17.0 before 17.0.1. By leveraging this vulnerability, an attacker could exfiltrate anti-CSRF tokens via the Kubernetes Agent Server (KAS).

The weakness was presented by Imre Rad as 436358. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-7045 since 12/21/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 16.10.6, 16.11.3 or 17.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

GitLab

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://gitlab.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 16.10.6/16.11.3/17.0.1

Timelineinfo

12/21/2023 🔍
05/23/2024 +153 days 🔍
05/23/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2025 +309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 436358
Researcher: Imre Rad
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-7045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-7045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266038

Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2024 14:29
Updated: 03/28/2025 09:45
Changes: 05/23/2024 14:29 (67), 12/16/2024 18:16 (13), 03/28/2025 09:45 (3)
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