CVE-2023-7028
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab
- Published
- Jan 12, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitLab
- Evidence observed
- Mar 14, 2024
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Oct 19, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.1 prior to 16.1.6, 16.2 prior to 16.2.9, 16.3 prior to 16.3.7, 16.4 prior to 16.4.5, 16.5 prior to 16.5.6, 16.6 prior to 16.6.4, and 16.7 prior to 16.7.2 in which user account password reset emails could be delivered to an unverified email address.
Sources
modules/auxiliary/admin/http/gitlab_password_reset_account_takeover.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- verification: check_not_declared($.auxiliary_admin/http/gitlab_password_reset_account_takeover.check)
http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-7028.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: dsl($.matchers[*].type)
- oob: interactsh_reference($.template_text)
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