TI-2023-02047 Aliases CVE-2023-2182 GHSA-j24v-67h6-cx49

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.10…

HIGH 71Published 2023-05-03 · Updated 2025-01-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.5, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.1. Under certain conditions when OpenID Connect is enabled on an instance, it may allow users who are marked as 'external' to become 'regular' users thus leading to privilege escalation for those users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01039 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 15.10.5, 15.11.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
GitLab	GitLab	15.10 to before 15.10.5; 15.11 to before 15.11.1	15.10.5, 15.11.1	Patch available	CNA

GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 15.10 to before 15.10.5; 15.11 to before 15.11.1 Fixed in 15.10.5, 15.11.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*	15.10.0 to before 15.10.5	Vulnerable	GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:15.11.0::::enterprise:::	15.11.0	Vulnerable	GitLab

cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.10.0 to before 15.10.5 Vulnerable ·GitLab
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:15.11.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 15.11.0 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 15.10.5, 15.11.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2182
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j24v-67h6-cx49

References

Exploit 1

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/403012

Advisory 1

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2182.json

TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9

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Sources

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