title: Improper Privilege Management in GitLab
description: A privilege escalation vulnerability in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 16.0 prior to 16.4.4, 16.5 prior to 16.5.4, and 16.6 prior to 16.6.2 allows a project Maintainer to use a Project Access Token to escalate their role to Owner
problem types: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
vendor: GitLab
product: GitLab
repo: git://git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab.git
versions:
version: 16.0, status: affected, lessThan: 16.4.4, versionType: semver
version: 16.5, status: affected, lessThan: 16.5.4, versionType: semver
version: 16.6, status: affected, lessThan: 16.6.2, versionType: semver
defaultStatus: unaffected
}
metrics:
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: HIGH
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 4.9
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
]
solutions: Upgrade to version 16.4.4, 16.5.4 or 16.6.2