What is CVE-2023-7028?
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.
The record classifies CVE-2023-7028 under weakness class CWE-640. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 2 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1021 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 9.8 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 94.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2024-05-01, federal remediation deadline 2024-05-22
- Threadlinqs priority
- 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
- Published
- 2024-01-12, last modified 2026-08-15
Is CVE-2023-7028 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2023-7028 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-05-01, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2024-05-22 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2023-7028 is publicly available. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-7028.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 50 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- Vozec/CVE-2023-7028 (github)
- RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-7028 (github)
- Esonhugh/gitlab_honeypot (github)
- duy-31/CVE-2023-7028 (github)
- Trackflaw/CVE-2023-7028-Docker (github)
- sariamubeen/CVE-2023-7028 (github)
- thanhlam-attt/CVE-2023-7028 (github)
- hackeremmen/gitlab-exploit (github)
Affected products and versions
- Gitlab: Gitlab
Showing 1 of 2 recorded product entries.
How to fix CVE-2023-7028
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2023-7028. Vendor advisory: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084. Because CVE-2023-7028 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2024-05-22. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2023-7028
3 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2023-7028, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- CyberXero: AI-Augmented Initial Access Broker Targeting Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure and Global WordPress/E-commerce Platforms — HIGH · 2026-10-07
- The Infostealer Incursion: Stolen Credentials Breach Cloud, Code, and AI Environments — HIGH · 2026-09-27
- APT35 (Charming Kitten) GCC Pre-Positioning Cyber Reconnaissance Campaign Enabling Kinetic Targeting — CRITICAL · 2026-04-09
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .