CVE-2023-3914 (GCVE-0-2023-3914)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-29 06:02
Modified
2026-04-28 04:04
CWE
  • CWE-286 - Incorrect User Management
Summary
A business logic error in GitLab EE affecting all versions prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1 allows access to internal projects. A service account is not deleted when a namespace is deleted, allowing access to internal projects.
References
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/418115 issue-tracking, permissions-required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2040822 technical-description, exploit, permissions-required
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitLab GitLab Version: 0   
Version: 16.3   
Version: 16.4   
    cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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