Email Password Reset Vulnerability Affects GitLab Versions

CVE-2023-7028
10CRITICAL

Key Information

Vendor
Gitlab
Status
Gitlab
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 January 2024

Badges

🔥 No. 1 Trending😄 Trended👾 Exploit Exists🔴 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 95%📰 News Worthy

Summary

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2023-7028, has been discovered in GitLab versions 16.1 to 16.7, which allows for password reset emails to be delivered to unverified email addresses, potentially leading to account takeovers. While there have been no known exploits or ransomware attacks as a result of this vulnerability, GitLab has released security updates to address this and other critical vulnerabilities affecting their Community Edition and Enterprise Edition. Users and administrators of affected product versions are strongly advised to upgrade to the latest versions immediately, with additional security measures being implemented to protect customers.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2023-7028 as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Version(s)

GitLab < 16.1.6

GitLab < 16.2.9

GitLab < 16.3.7

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

News Articles

EPSS Score

95% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
10
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit exists.

  • Risk change from: 9.8 to: 10 - (CRITICAL)

  • Risk change from: 7.5 to: 10 - (CRITICAL)

  • Risk change from: 7.5 to: 10 - (CRITICAL)

  • Risk change from: 7.5 to: 10 - (CRITICAL)

  • Risk change from: 7.5 to: 10 - (CRITICAL)

  • Risk change from: 7.5 to: 10 - (CRITICAL)

  • Vulnerability started trending.

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

  • First article discovered by Help Net Security

  • 🔥

    Vulnerability reached the number 1 worldwide trending spot.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre DatabaseCISA Database7 Proof of Concept(s)24 News Article(s)

Credit

Thanks [asterion04](https://hackerone.com/asterion04) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
.