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
CVE-2023-3907
MEDIUMNVD 4.9
4.9
- CVSS v3
- 4.9
- EG Score
- —
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 17, 2023
Last Modified
May 5, 2025
References (4)
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/418878
- cve@gitlabhttps://hackerone.com/reports/2058934
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/418878
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/2058934
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-3907(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-2023-3907?
CVE-2023-3907 is a medium vulnerability published on December 17, 2023. 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
When was CVE-2023-3907 disclosed?
CVE-2023-3907 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 17, 2023, with the most recent update on May 5, 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-2023-3907?
CVE-2023-3907 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-3907?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-3907, 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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