Open redirect in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-3280
Published: November 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68991
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3280
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in pipeline artifacts when generating HTML documents. A remote user can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3280
Install updates from vendor's website.
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.3.5, 15.4.4, 15.5.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.3.5, 15.4.4, 15.5.2
Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.3.5, 15.4.4, 15.5.2