Vulnerability identifier: #VU63939

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1783

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor: GitLab, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to group member lock bypass. A remote administrator can add new members to a project within their group, even after their group owner enabled a setting to prevent members from being added to projects within that group.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gitlab Community Edition: 14.3.0 - 15.0.0

GitLab Enterprise Edition: 14.3.0 - 15.0.0

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External links
http://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/06/01/critical-security-release-gitlab-15-0-1-released/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.