Auth bypass in GitLab

CVE-2022-1981

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.2 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1. In GitLab, if a group enables the setting to restrict access to users belonging to specific domains, that allow-list may be bypassed if a Maintainer uses the 'Invite a group' feature to invite a group that has members that don't comply with domain allow-list.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1981: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=15.1, <15.1.1, 15.1.0, >=15.0, <15.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1981?
CVE-2022-1981 is a low-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2022-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-1981?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.