RCE in Gitlab

CVE-2022-2884

A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.3.4 prior to 15.1.5, 15.2 to 15.2.3, 15.3 to 15.3 to 15.3.1 allows an an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution via the Import from GitHub API endpoint

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.757 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Gitlab — versions >=11.3.4, <15.1.5, >=15.2, <15.2.3, >=15.3, <15.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2884?
CVE-2022-2884 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2022-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-2884?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2884 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.