An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they import members from another project that those other users are Owners of.
CVE-2023-2485
MEDIUMNVD 4.4
4.4
- CVSS v3
- 4.4
- EG Score
- —
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 7, 2023
Last Modified
March 20, 2025
References (6)
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2485.json
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407830
- cve@gitlabhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1934811
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2485.json
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/407830
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/1934811
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-2485(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2023-2485?
CVE-2023-2485 is a medium vulnerability published on June 7, 2023. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.1 before 15.10.8, all versions starting from 15.11 before 15.11.7, all versions starting from 16.0 before 16.0.2. A malicious maintainer in a project can escalate other users to Owners in that project if they…
When was CVE-2023-2485 disclosed?
CVE-2023-2485 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 7, 2023, with the most recent update on March 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-2485?
CVE-2023-2485 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-2485?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-2485, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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