Improper Authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-1148

 

Improper Authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-1148

Published: April 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61794
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1148
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 GitLab Pages. A remote attacker can steal a user's access token on an attacker-controlled private GitLab Pages website.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-1148

Install updates from vendor's website.

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

External References

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