9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-5009
GitLab Enterprise Edition Running Pipeline Jobs as Arbitrary User Vulnerability
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 :

Oct. 20, 2023, 8:21 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
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
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

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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 week ago)
CVE-2024-6678 CVE-2024-6385 CVE-2024-5655 CVE-2023-7028 CVE-2023-5009

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 [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.
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.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software
Exploit Prediction

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

0.15 }} 0.02%

score

0.51323

percentile

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