CVE-2023-5995

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. It was possible for an attacker to abuse the policy bot to gain access to internal projects.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
GitLab	GitLab	>= 16.2, < 16.4.3; >= 16.5, < 16.5.3; >= 16.6, < 16.6.1

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425361Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2138880Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425361Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/2138880Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 1, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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