CVE-2023-7028 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2023-7028CRITICAL

GitLab GitLab — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  C  H  H  N   10.0   .9465   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  GitLab   16.1 –    —

TIMELINE
  Dec 20  Reserved by GitLab
  May 1   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-05-22
  May 1   Published (CNA: GitLab)
  Aug 13  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2023-7028 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-640 · CNA: GitLab · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · KEV due May 22, 2024

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
December 20, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by GitLab
May 1, 2024	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2024-05-22
May 1, 2024	Published	Published (CNA: GitLab)
August 13, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2023-7028 (GitLab). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
GitLab	GitLab	—	16.1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-640

References (4)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/436084 [issue-tracking]
https://hackerone.com/reports/2293343 [technical-description, exploit]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7028 [government-resource]
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-gitlab-account-takeover-vulnerability-cve-2023-7028

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-7028 at cve.org

Vendors: gitlab

Weaknesses: CWE-640

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-7028 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.