Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66883

Improper access control in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-2630

Published: August 31, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66883

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2630

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Incident Timeline Events. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-2630

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/08/30/critical-security-release-gitlab-15-3-2-released/

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