CVE-2023-3979

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 40.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (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:L/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

2023-09-29 06:02Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-14 04:12Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-07-27

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a839310b73833f4a8d4bbc33aab6733be33199aba56b2bae643b212b0c17bcf8

• gitlab.comGitLab Issue #419972https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/419972issue-trackingpermissions-required
• hackerone.comHackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2082560https://hackerone.com/reports/2082560technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-requiredbroken-link