Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68990

Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-3819

Published: November 7, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68990

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3819

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to an improper authorization. A remote user can set emojis on internal notes they don't have access to.

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

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Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.3.5, 15.4.4, 15.5.2
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.3.5, 15.4.4, 15.5.2