# CVE-2023-7028: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-05-01
- Published: 2024-01-12
- CVSS: 10 CRITICAL (v3.1)
- EPSS: 94.5% (100th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-640

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.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Rule off by default | 2025-04-22 | 466 |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-03-12 | 60 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-04-22 · new · rule faa032d9825e4844a1188f3ba5be3327 · default Disabled
  > GitLab - Auth Bypass - CVE:CVE-2023-7028. Previous action: Log. New action: Disabled. This is a New Detection
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-04-22-waf-release/

### F5

- 2024-03-12 · new · rule 200020219
  > Added: signature 200020219 "GitLab Account Takeover Attempt" (Session Hijacking, risk High), systems: Other Web Server. References: CVE-2023-7028.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-7028, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-7028, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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