Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU60892

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-0751

Published: February 28, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60892

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0751

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to inaccurate display of Snippet files containing special characters. A remote user can create Snippets with misleading content.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0751

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/02/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-8-2-released/

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