Improper access control in GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-2459
Published: July 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65893
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2459
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote administrator to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the email invited members can join a project even after the Group Owner has enabled the setting to prevent members from being added to projects in a group, if the invite was sent before the setting was enabled
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2459
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.0.5, 15.1.4, 15.2.1