Is CVE-2023-5995 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-5995 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-5995?

CVE-2023-5995 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-5995?

CVE-2023-5995 has an EPSS score of 0.56% (42th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5995?

Upgrade gitlab to 16.5.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-5995

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.4.3, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.3, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.1. It was possible for an attacker to abuse the policy bot to gain access to internal projects.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabNVD

Affected:>= 16.5.0, < 16.5.3Fixed in:16.5.3CVE-2023-5995derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.56%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

gitlab.com

Third-Party Advisory1

hackerone.com

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CVE-2023-22518	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-38035	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38856	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-36289	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.