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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-5009
Incorrect Authorization in GitLab
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2023, 8:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5009 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to GitLab version 16.2.7, 16.3.4 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-5009 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-5009.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425304 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2147126 Permissions Required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425304 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/2147126 Permissions Required
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-5009 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-5009 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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zhanpengliu-tencent/medium-cve

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Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
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Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 310 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-5009 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Urgent: GitLab Patches Critical Flaw Allowing Unauthorized Pipeline Job Execution

DevSecOps / Vulnerability GitLab on Wednesday released security updates to address 17 security vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that allows an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary u ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 12, 2024 (1 year ago)
  • BleepingComputer
GitLab warns of critical pipeline execution vulnerability

GitLab has released critical updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, the most severe of them (CVE-2024-6678) allowing an attacker to trigger pipelines as arbitrary users under certain conditions. ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 12, 2024 (1 year ago)

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5009 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425304
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/2147126
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-863
    Removed CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-284
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason A-No limiting factors
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason S-Unclear if Scope change occurs
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason PR-No privileges needed
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425304 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425304 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2147126 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2147126 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12 up to (excluding) 16.2.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3 up to (excluding) 16.3.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.02 }} -0.00%

score

0.03443

percentile