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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitLab — versions >=15.1, <15.1.4, >=12.8, <15.0.5, >=15.2, <15.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/243703 (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/966824 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2498.json (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.