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

EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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.