Critical severity · published Jan 12, 2024
CVE-2023-7028
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
94.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)94.5% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 1, 2024
Federal remediation dueMay 22, 2024
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
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; +1 more · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7028
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
issue-tracking
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084
technical-description
https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343
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