Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU61786

Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-0740

Published: April 1, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61786

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0740

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in the Asana integration's branch restriction feature. A remote user can close Asana tasks from unrestricted branches.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-0740

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/03/31/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-9-2-released/

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