Security features bypass in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-4205

 

Security features bypass in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-4205

Published: December 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69772
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4205
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application uses a branch with a hexadecimal name. A remote user can override an existing hash.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2022-4205

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 15.4.6, 15.5.5, 15.6.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 15.4.6, 15.5.5, 15.6.1

External References

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