A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GitLab Enterprise Edition up to 16.5.5/16.6.3/16.7.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Merge Request Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-4812. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.