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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2023-7028 kev in the critical feed json

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab

published 2024-01-12 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 59 d ago also BIT-gitlab-2023-7028 , EUVD-2023-59219

cvss
10.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2024-05-01
epss
94.5%
EPSS 94.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

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

  • bitnami gitlab 16.1.6, 16.2.9, 16.3.7, 16.4.5, 16.5.6, 16.6.4, 16.7.2
  • GitLab GitLab 16.1.6, 16.2.9, 16.3.7, 16.4.5, 16.5.6, 16.6.4, 16.7.2

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/gitlab_password_reset_account_takeover)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  5. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
2 y ago
Patch by
2024-05-22 (2 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
GitLab, GitLab CE/EE
CISA name
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

94.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/gitlab_password_reset_account_takeover GitLab Password Reset Account Takeover metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2024-01-11
  • EDB-51889 GitLab CE/EE < 16.7.2 - Password Reset remote, 2024-03-14
  • Nuclei template GitLab - Account Takeover via Password Reset nuclei detection template
  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vicarius.io https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami gitlab
>=16.1.0, <16.1.6
>=16.2.0, <16.2.9
>=16.3.0, <16.3.7
>=16.4.0, <16.4.5
>=16.5.0, <16.5.6
>=16.6.0, <16.6.4
>=16.7.0, <16.7.2
16.1.6
16.2.9
16.3.7
16.4.5
16.5.6
16.6.4
16.7.2

Affected products

  • GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
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.