An authorization vulnerability exists in GitLab versions 14.0 prior to 16.6.6, 16.7 prior to 16.7.4, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.1. An unauthorized attacker is able to assign arbitrary users to MRs that they created within the project
Weakness
The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 14.0.0 (including) | 16.6.6 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.7.0 (including) | 16.7.4 (excluding) |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | 16.8.0 (including) | 16.8.0 (including) |
| Gitlab | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Gitlab | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/127.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/143.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/144.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/668.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/87.html