Name: CVE-2023-4379: Incorrect Authorization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-4379, CWE-863, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.00012

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 15.3 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1. Code owner approval was not removed from merge requests when the target branch was updated.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade gitlab-ce	Dec 10, 2025	Sep 29, 2023
Gitlab Gitlab	—	Upgrade Gitlab to the latest version	Apr 22, 2025	Nov 9, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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