Path Traversal in Gitlab

CVE-2022-2531

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1. GitLab was not performing correct authentication on Grafana API under specific conditions allowing unauthenticated users to perform queries through a path traversal vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions >=15.1, <15.1.4, >=12.5, <15.0.5, >=15.2, <15.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2531?
CVE-2022-2531 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-2531?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2531 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.