January 12, 2024 at 10:42PM
GitLab released security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-7028 and CVE-2023-5356. CVE-2023-7028 allows account takeover without user interaction, affecting versions 16.1 to 16.7. CVE-2023-5356 enables execution of slash commands as another user through Slack/Mattermost integrations. Users are advised to upgrade instances and enable 2FA for elevated privileges.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
1. GitLab has released security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities:
– CVE-2023-7028: A flaw that could be exploited to take over accounts without requiring user interaction. It affects self-managed instances of GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) in specified versions. GitLab has provided fixed versions and backported the fix to earlier versions.
– CVE-2023-5356: Another critical flaw that allows a user to abuse Slack/Mattermost integrations to execute slash commands as another user.
2. It is recommended to upgrade instances to the patched version as soon as possible and to enable 2FA, particularly for users with elevated privileges.
Please let me know if you need any further information or clarification.