An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 14.1.0 (including) | 15.10.8 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 15.11.0 (including) | 15.11.7 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.0.0 (including) | 16.0.2 (excluding) |