CVE-2023-2478

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

5.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 92.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-05-08 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-29 17:16Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-05-02

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e1917483a92e16123d78b80f1612ab0c818d96d11f56933af295a63ec8cf4598

• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409470
• hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1969599
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2478.json