CVE-2023-6477
Publication date 22 February 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. When a user is assigned a custom role with admin_group_member permission, they may be able to make a group, other members or themselves Owners of that group, which may lead to privilege escalation.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gitlab | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored not maintainable | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.7 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |