Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU62748

Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-1426

Published: May 3, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62748

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1426

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to conan API incorrectly processes JWT-encoded Personal Access Tokens. A remote administrator can authenticate without a personal access token.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-1426

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.8.6, 14.9.4, 14.10.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 14.8.6, 14.9.4, 14.10.1

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/05/02/security-release-gitlab-14-10-1-released/

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