CVE-2023-7028

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS: 94.65%
EPSS Percentile: 99.86%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

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.

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: cve@gitlab.com
Published: 12-Jan-2024 21:15
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 13:51
EPSS Date: 2026-10-10
CWE: CWE-640

CVSS Vector


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

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2024-05-01
Remediation Due: 2024-05-22
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2024/01/11/critical-security-release-gitlab-16-7-2-released/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7028

Affected Products / Versions

gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.1.0 · before (exclusive) 16.1.6
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.1.0 · before (exclusive) 16.1.6
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.2.0 · before (exclusive) 16.2.9
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.2.0 · before (exclusive) 16.2.9
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.3.0 · before (exclusive) 16.3.7
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.3.0 · before (exclusive) 16.3.7
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.4.0 · before (exclusive) 16.4.5
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.4.0 · before (exclusive) 16.4.5
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.5.0 · before (exclusive) 16.5.6
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.5.0 · before (exclusive) 16.5.6
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.6.0 · before (exclusive) 16.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.6.0 · before (exclusive) 16.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.7.0 · before (exclusive) 16.7.2
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
gitlab / gitlab
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 16.7.0 · before (exclusive) 16.7.2
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 11-Oct-2026 11:45
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

Campaigns have exploited vulnerabilities in self-hosted GitLab instances (such as CVE-2023-7028) to distribute infostealers like StealC via the Amadey loader. Once deployed, these stealers harvest browser credentials Infostealers Target Cloud, Code, and AI Credentials to Enable Account Takeover

Malware (8)

Threat Actors (2)

MITRE ATT&CK (8)

Vendors (6)

Products (8)

Tools (4)

Note: Related entities, including threat actors, malware, CVEs, MITRE ATT&CK techniques, vendors, products, tools, countries, and industries, are shown when they appear in the same reporting. Their presence does not necessarily mean they were targeted, compromised, vulnerable, responsible for the activity, or directly involved in the incident.