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title: "CVE-2023-5207\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2023-5207

Publication date 30 September 2023

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**8.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5207?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE and EE affecting all versions
starting 16.0 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to
16.4.1. An authenticated attacker could perform arbitrary pipeline
execution under the context of another user.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

8.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 8.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5207)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5207)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-5207)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5207)

### Other references

* <https://hackerone.com/reports/2174141>
* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425604>
* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/425857>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5207>