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

 

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

Published: December 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69768
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3820
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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