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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-7028
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 20, 2024, 7:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-7028 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 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in GitLab allows for password reset emails to be delivered to unverified email addresses.
  • Upgrade to GitLab version 16.1.6, 16.2.9, 16.3.7, 16.4.5, 16.5.6, 16.6.4, 16.7.2, or later.
  • Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-7028 has a 103 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-2023-7028.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 Permissions Required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 Permissions Required
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028 Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-7028 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-2023-7028 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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ochysbliss/My-Tryhackme-

None

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 12:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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KameliaZaman/Exploiting-GitLab-CVE-2023-7028

Penetration test targeting CVE-2023-7028

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 5, 2025, 4:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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0day404/HV-2024-POC

护网2024-POC收录备份

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 4, 2025, 1:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 119 different CVEs too.
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MinLouisCyber/500-free-TryHackMe-rooms

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 29, 2025, 7:25 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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szybnev/CVE-2023-7028

This FORK of repository presents a proof-of-concept of CVE-2023-7028. I am only improve exploit usage

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 21, 2025, 12:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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krazystar55/tryhackme

None

Updated: 1 month ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2025, 1:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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rishabatra1802/TryHackMe_FreeRooms

None

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2025, 8:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.
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edwinantony1995/Tryhackme

None

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 8, 2025, 7:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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jitmondal1/OSCP

OSCP Cheat Sheet

Updated: 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2025, 10:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 73 different CVEs too.
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jitmondal1/OSCP

OSCP Cheat Sheet

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 5, 2025, 4:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 73 different CVEs too.
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VishuGahlyan/OSCP

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 2, 2025, 7:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.
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Lern0n/Lernon-POC

备份的漏洞库，3月开始我们来维护

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 30, 2025, 9:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 216 different CVEs too.
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ARESHAmohanad/tryhackme

None

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 29, 2025, 1:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.
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AMatheusFeitosaM/OSCP-Cheat

OSCP Cheat

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 16, 2025, 2:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 72 different CVEs too.
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oLy0/Vulnerability

None

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 15, 2025, 2:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 216 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-2023-7028 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 (11 months, 1 week 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-2023-7028 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028 No Types Assigned https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • 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/436084
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343
    Added Reference https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-640
    Removed CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-284
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 Broken Link https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference GitLab Inc. https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    May. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Due Date 2024-05-22
    Added Vulnerability Name GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability
    Added Date Added 2024-05-01
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3.0 up to (excluding) 16.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3.0 up to (excluding) 16.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3.0 up to (excluding) 16.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3.0 up to (excluding) 16.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.7.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.7.0 up to (excluding) 16.7.2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ No Types Assigned https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST CWE-640
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.1.0 up to (excluding) 16.1.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.2.0 up to (excluding) 16.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3.0 up to (excluding) 16.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.3.0 up to (excluding) 16.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.6.0 up to (excluding) 16.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.7.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitLab Inc. CWE-284
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitLab Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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: 10
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.

93.87 }} -0.07%

score

0.99861

percentile