Improper Authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-3740

 

Improper Authorization in GitLab Enterprise Edition and Gitlab Community Edition - CVE-2022-3740

Published: December 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69769
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-2022-3740
CWE-ID: CWE-285
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 improper authorization within the External Authorization service. A remote administrator can access git repositories and package registries by using Deploy tokens or Deploy keys.


Affected software

GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-3740

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

External References

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