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CVE-2022-0172: 
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.3. Under certain conditions, it was possible to bypass the IP restriction for public projects through GraphQL, allowing unauthorized users to read titles of issues, merge requests and milestones (GitLab Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-0172 and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The issue specifically affects the GraphQL interface of GitLab, where the IP restriction feature for public projects could be circumvented (NVD).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthorized users to access sensitive information by reading titles of issues, merge requests, and milestones in public projects, even when IP restrictions are in place (GitLab Release).

Mitigation and workarounds

GitLab has addressed this vulnerability in versions 14.6.2, 14.5.3, and 14.4.5 for both Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to one of these patched versions immediately (GitLab Release).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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