Check Point Advisories

GitLab Privilege Escalation (CVE-2023-7028)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1499
Date Published:	10 Mar 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 10 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-7028
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GitLab 12.2.0 and later, prior to 16.5.6 GitLab 12.2.0 and later, prior to 16.5.6 GitLab 16.1.0 and later, prior to 16.1.6 GitLab 16.1.0 and later, prior to 16.1.6 GitLab 16.2.0 and later, prior to 16.2.9 GitLab 16.2.0 and later, prior to 16.2.9 GitLab 16.3.0 and later, prior to 16.3.7 GitLab 16.3.0 and later, prior to 16.3.7 GitLab 16.4.0 and later, prior to 16.4.5 GitLab 16.4.0 and later, prior to 16.4.5 GitLab 16.6.0 and later, prior to 16.6.4 GitLab 16.6.0 and later, prior to 16.6.4 GitLab 16.7.0 Community Edition GitLab 16.7.0 Enterprise Edition GitLab 16.7.1 Community Edition GitLab 16.7.1 Enterprise Edition
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability could result in GitLab accounts takeover.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GitLab Privilege Escalation (CVE-2023-7028) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GitLab Privilege Escalation (CVE-2023-7028)