Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-0344

 

Path traversal in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-0344

Published: February 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60319
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0344
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0344

Install update from vendor's website.

GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 14.5.4, 14.6.4, 14.7.1
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.5.4, 14.6.4, 14.7.1

External References

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