Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-1426
Published: May 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62748
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1426
CWE-ID: CWE-287
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-1426
Install updates from vendor's website.