Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-3740
Published: December 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69769
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-3740
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3740
Install updates from vendor's website.