CVE-2023-2182 Privilege escalation in GitLab
External users can escalate to regular user privileges when OpenID Connect is enabled, requiring an upgrade to GitLab EE.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-2182?
CVE-2023-2182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 3 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2182?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 15.10.0 | 15.10.5, 15.11.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2182?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 15.10.5 or 15.11.1.
Is CVE-2023-2182 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2182 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-2023-2182, GHSA-j24v-67h6-cx49.