An authorization bypass vulnerability was discovered in GitLab affecting versions 15.1 prior to 16.7.6, 16.8 prior to 16.8.3, and 16.9 prior to 16.9.1. A developer could bypass CODEOWNERS approvals by creating a merge conflict.
https://hackerone.com/reports/2296778
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/437988
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2024-02-22
Updated: 2024-10-03
Base Score: 6.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity: High