critical Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2023-7028GitLab — password reset sent to an unverified address
GitLab delivered account password reset mail to an address the user had never confirmed, so anyone able to add one took the account over. Community and Enterprise builds from 16.1 through 16.7.1 are affected, and the attack needs no credentials.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 9.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 95% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2024-01-12
- Added to KEV
- 2024-05-01
- Exploit published
- Yes
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- credential access
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1098
- Severity
- critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsThe attacker needs the target's account name and network access to the instance.
Fixed inGitLab >= 16.7.2, GitLab >= 16.6.4, GitLab >= 16.5.6, GitLab >= 16.4.5, GitLab >= 16.3.7, GitLab >= 16.2.9, GitLab >= 16.1.6
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Exploitgitlab.comgitlab.com
- 04Exploitvicarius.iovicarius.io
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.