Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU69768

Improper Authentication in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-3820

Published: December 1, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69768

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3820

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests with some Package Registries when IP address restrictions were configured. A remote administrator can misuse it from any location.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-3820

Install updates from vendor's website.

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

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/11/30/security-release-gitlab-15-6-1-released/

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