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CVE-2023-6840 Details

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.4 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows a maintainer to change the name of a protected branch that bypasses the security policy added to block MR.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/435500 CVEIssue TrackingPermissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2280292 CVEPermissions RequiredTechnical Description
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/435500 [email protected]Issue TrackingPermissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/2280292 [email protected]Permissions RequiredTechnical Description

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]
CWE-862Missing Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gitlab gitlab
>= 16.4.0, < 16.6.7
>= 16.7.0, < 16.7.5
>= 16.8.0, < 16.8.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-6840
NVD Published Date:
Feb 7, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-6840 Details - Not Deferred