Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU66886

Weak password requirements in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-3031

Published: August 31, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66886

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3031

CWE-ID: CWE-521

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack and guess the password.

The vulnerability exists due to weak password requirements even when 2FA is enabled. A remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack and guess users' passwords.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-3031

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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