Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU69772

#VU69772 Security features bypass in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2022-4205

Published: December 1, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69772

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4205

CWE-ID: CWE-254

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 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.

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