Privilege escalation in Gitlab
CVE-2022-2498
An issue in pipeline subscriptions in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 12.8 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 triggered new pipelines with the person who created the tag as the pipeline creator instead of the subscription's author.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Gitlab — versions >=15.1, <15.1.4, >=12.8, <15.0.5, >=15.2, <15.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2498?
- CVE-2022-2498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2498?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.