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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3031
CWE-ID: CWE-521
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3031
Install updates from vendor's website.