CVE-2023-6840 | GitLab Enterprise Edition prior 16.6.7/16.7.5/16.8.2 Protected Branch access control (Issue 435500)

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Protected Branch Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-6840. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.