CVE-2023-7028

CVE-2023-7028 is a high-risk elevation of privilege vulnerability discovered in GitLab's Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). The flaw resides in the software design or implementation, making it susceptible to exploitation. This critical-severity issue has raised significant concerns among cybersecurity professionals due to its potential for misuse by threat actors. Reports began surfacing about this vulnerability around 2023, indicating an increasing risk of exploitation. The vulnerability's critical nature and the widespread use of GitLab's CE and EE products amplified the urgency for a solution. Organizations using these versions of GitLab were advised to monitor their systems closely for any signs of unusual activity. In response to the growing threat, GitLab released fixes for CVE-2023-7028 in January 2024. The security release, version 16.7.2, addresses the vulnerability across several versions of both GitLab CE and EE. Users are strongly urged to apply this critical update promptly to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.