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CVE-2023-7028Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab
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.
10.0 CRITICALEPSS 94.45%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | CRITICAL | 3.1GitLab (CNA) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 9.8 | CRITICAL | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due May 22, 2024
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2023-7028
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitLab
- Published
- Jan 12, 2024
- Last modified
- 2026-08-15 04:10 UTC
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
GitLabGitLab7 version ranges
- 16.1 before 16.1.6
- 16.2 before 16.2.9
- 16.3 before 16.3.7
- 16.4 before 16.4.5
- 16.5 before 16.5.6
- 16.6 before 16.6.4
- 16.7 before 16.7.2
References
- gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343
- vicarius.io https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028