Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2022-2459

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1. It may be possible for email invited members to join a project even after the Group Owner has enabled the setting to prevent members from being added to projects in a group, if the invite was sent before the setting was enabled.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th 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, <15.1.4, >=0.0, <15.0.5, >=15.2, <15.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2459?
CVE-2022-2459 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2022-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-2459?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.