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CVE-2023-6680

HIGH · CVSS 7.4 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-12-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4. It affects GitLab.

CVE
CVE-2023-6680
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.4
EPSS
0.38%
GitLab

Original NVD Description

An improper certificate validation issue in Smartcard authentication in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 11.6 prior to 16.4.4, 16.5 prior to 16.5.4, and 16.6 prior to 16.6.2 allows an attacker to authenticate as another user given their public key if they use Smartcard authentication. Smartcard authentication is an experimental feature and has to be manually enabled by an administrator.

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