Is CVE-2023-7028 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2023-7028 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-05-01.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-7028?

CVE-2023-7028 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-7028?

CVE-2023-7028 has an EPSS score of 94.95% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7028?

Upgrade gitlab on debian unstable to 16.4.5+ds2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-7028

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.

CWE-640

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabDebian

Fixed in:16.4.5+ds2-1CVE-2023-7028

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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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

94.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions contain an improper access control vulnerability. This allows an attacker to trigger password reset emails to be sent to an unverified email address to ultimately facilitate an account takeover.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-05-22

References

Exploit2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references1

hackerone.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-640 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-18818	Critical	9.8	98%	-	-
CVE-2017-7615	High	8.8	91%	-	-
CVE-2024-2862	Critical	9.1	51%	-	-
CVE-2019-19844	Critical	9.8	35%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-6216	Critical	9.8	31%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-8295	Medium	5.9	27%	-	Fix

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