Incorrect authorization checks in GitLab CE/EE from all versions starting from 8.13 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2, allows a user to abuse slack/mattermost integrations to execute slash commands as another user.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57672 Incorrect authorization checks in GitLab CE/EE from all versions starting from 8.13 before 16.5.6, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.4, all versions starting from 16.7 before 16.7.2, allows a user to abuse slack/mattermost integrations to execute slash commands as another user.
Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to versions 16.7.2, 16.6.4, 16.5.6 or above.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00026}

epss

{'score': 0.00048}


Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-22T04:09:26.316Z

Reserved: 2023-10-03T12:30:32.774Z

Link: CVE-2023-5356

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:43.251Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-12T14:15:48.707

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:41:36.127

Link: CVE-2023-5356

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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