CVE-2023-6477 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-6477: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-266
Published February 21, 2024
Last update May 15, 2026

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 21, 2024 CVE published
May 15, 2026 Record updated