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CVE-2023-6840
Published: Feb 7, 2024
Modified: Apr 24, 2026
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
6.7
MEDIUM
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.4 prior to 16.6.7, 16.7 prior to 16.7.5, and 16.8 prior to 16.8.2 which allows a maintainer to change the name of a protected branch that bypasses the security policy added to block MR.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
GitLab | GitLab | affected 16.4 - < 16.6.7affected 16.7 - < 16.7.5affected 16.8 - < 16.8.2 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
References
GitLab Issue #435500
issue-tracking
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HackerOne Bug Bounty Report #2280292
technical-description
exploit
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