What is CVE-2022-4206?

CVE-2022-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab Dast API Scanner, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-4206?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Information disclosure in GitLab Dast API Scanner

CVE-2022-4206

A sensitive information leak issue has been discovered in all versions of DAST API scanner from 1.6.50 prior to 2.0.102, exposing the Authorization header in the vulnerability report

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2023-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab Dast API Scanner — versions >=1.6.50, <2.0.102
GitLab Dast API Scanner

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/383083 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4206.json (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4206?: CVE-2022-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab Dast API Scanner, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-4206?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.