What is CVE-2022-3031?

CVE-2022-3031 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2022-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-3031?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2022-3031

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2. It may be possible for an attacker to guess a user's password by brute force by sending crafted requests to a specific endpoint, even if the victim user has 2FA enabled on their account.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=15.3, <15.3.2, >=15.2, <15.2.4, >=0.0, <15.1.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

cve@gitlab.com (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3031?: CVE-2022-3031 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2022-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-3031?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.