CVE-2023-3511 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

What is CVE-2023-3511?

CVE-2023-3511 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 8.17 before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. It was possible for auditor users to fork and submit merge requests to private projects they're not a member of.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3511?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlab Gitlab.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3511?

Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 16.4.4, 16.5.4 or 16.6.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-3511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab

• CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Exploited Medium 6.8

All Gitlab Gitlab vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-gitlab-2023-3511, GHSA-ghrj-rqcw-5xqp, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3511.