Command Injection in GitLab Runner - CVE-2022-2251

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Command Injection in GitLab Runner - CVE-2022-2251

Published: November 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68985
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2251
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GitLab Runner
Software vendor:
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 in CI jobs within branch name in CI pipelines. 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.

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