CVE-2023-5061

MEDIUM 4.3

Missing Authorization in GitLab

CVSS Score

4.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

6th

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.3 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. In certain situations, it may have been possible for developers to override predefined CI variables via the REST API.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	gitlab
Product	gitlab
Ecosystems	DevTools
Industries	Technology
Published	Dec 15, 2023
Last Updated	May 2, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

GitLab / GitLab

9.3 < 16.4.4 16.5 < 16.5.4 16.6 < 16.6.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425521 hackerone.com: https://hackerone.com/reports/2125189

Credits

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