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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0751
CWE-ID: CWE-284
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0751
Install updates from vendor's website.