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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.7

CVE-2023-6840 json

Missing Authorization in GitLab

published 2024-02-07 2 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2023-6840 , EUVD-2023-59045

cvss
6.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.4 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows a maintainer to change the name of a protected branch that bypasses the security policy added to block MR.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami gitlab 16.6.7, 16.7.5, 16.8.2
  • GitLab GitLab 16.6.7, 16.7.5, 16.8.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2280292 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami gitlab
>=16.4.0, <16.6.7
>=16.7.0, <16.7.5
>=16.8.0, <16.8.2
16.6.7
16.7.5
16.8.2

Affected products

  • GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Enhance with deb and rpm package type records.