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CVE-2023-7028

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

Published Jan 12, 2024 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · gitlab gitlab

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 12, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.

  2. May 1, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. May 22, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA due date May 22, 2024

Affected

  • cpe gitlab/gitlabversion unspecified
  • vendor GitLab GitLab CE/EEversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2023-7028

    GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-7028

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-7028

    30-day exploitation probability 94.6%

    first.org
  • Exploit Database51889

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesauxiliary_admin/http/gitlab_password_reset_account_takeover

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-7028

    An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2023-7028 · ZeroDay Findings