CVE-2023-5009

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

9.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 95.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2023-09-19 07:01Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-28 11:39Z1 DAY AGO

Reserved

2023-09-15

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

df89d3fdfee539dd43346929b9590aa63cca6619acd6d0e4775b59c204f1588e

• gitlab.comGitLab Issue #425304https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425304issue-trackingpermissions-required
• hackerone.comHackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2147126https://hackerone.com/reports/2147126technical-descriptionexploitpermissions-required