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CVE-2023-6477

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.7.6, all versions starting from 16.8 before 16.8.3, all versions starting from 16.9 before 16.9.1. When a user is assigned a custom role with admin_group_member permission, they may be able to make a group, other members or themselves Owners of that group, which may lead to privilege escalation.

Severity
Medium 6.7
Published
22 Feb 2024
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
16.7.6
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GitLabServers and applications · cpe:a:gitlab:gitlab
  • From 16.5.0 before 16.7.6
  • From 16.8.0 up to 16.8.3
  • Version 16.9.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6477
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6477