CVE-2023-3920

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 11.2 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible that a maintainer to create a fork relationship between existing projects contrary to the documentation.

CVSS v3.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2058121	Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2058121	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.4.0::::community:::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:16.4.0::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

History

05 May 2025, 14:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://hackerone.com/reports/2058121 - Permissions Required~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/2058121 - Permissions Required
References	~~(MISC) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

08 Oct 2024, 19:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-345~~	CWE-863
References	~~(MISC) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481 - Broken Link~~	(MISC) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/417481 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

03 Oct 2024, 07:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-29 07:15

Updated : 2025-05-05 14:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-3920

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3920

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

gitlab

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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