CVE-2023-1084 Privilege escalation in GitLab
A malicious project maintainer can escalate privileges to Owner level by creating a crafted Project Access Token in GitLab.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-1084?
CVE-2023-1084 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 9 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.7.8, all versions starting from 15.8 before 15.8.4, all versions starting from 15.9 before 15.9.2. A malicious project Maintainer may create a Project Access Token with Owner level privileges using a crafted request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1084?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | All versions | 15.7.8, 15.8.4, 15.9.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1084?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 15.7.8, 15.8.4 or 15.9.2.
Is CVE-2023-1084 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1084 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2023-1084, GHSA-hmgf-x64m-9gcw, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1084.