Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-2533

 

Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-2533

Published: August 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66874
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2533
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

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication with some Package Registries when IP address restrictions were configured. A remote administrator can misuse it from any location.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-2533

Install updates from vendor's website.

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