CVE-2023-7045 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitLab
An attacker can exploit a CSRF vulnerability in GitLab's Kubernetes Agent Server to exfiltrate anti-CSRF tokens, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-7045?
CVE-2023-7045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A CSRF vulnerability exists within GitLab CE/EE from versions 13.11 before 16.10.6, from 16.11 before 16.11.3, from 17.0 before 17.0.1. By leveraging this vulnerability, an attacker could exfiltrate anti-CSRF tokens via the Kubernetes Agent Server (KAS).
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7045?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 13.11.0 | 16.10.6, 16.11.3, 17.0.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7045?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 16.10.6, 16.11.3 or 17.0.1.
Is CVE-2023-7045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7045 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
- 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-2023-7045, GHSA-mmc8-x8mq-826c, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-7045.