#VU66869 Command Injection in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-2992
Published: August 31, 2022 / Updated: February 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66869
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2992
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Import from GitHub API endpoint. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.