Input validation error in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-0477
Published: February 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60316
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0477
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling bulk requests to delete existing packages from the package registries. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0477
Install updates from vendor's website.