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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1983
CVE-2022-1983:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was discovered in GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) affecting all versions from 10.7 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1. The vulnerability was internally discovered by a member of the GitLab team and was assigned CVE-2022-1983 (GitLab Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS score of 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). The issue allowed attackers with valid Deploy Keys or Deploy Tokens to bypass IP address restrictions when accessing Container Registries (GitLab Release).
Impact
The vulnerability allowed attackers who possessed valid Deploy Keys or Deploy Tokens to access Container Registries from any location, effectively bypassing configured IP address restrictions. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive container registry resources (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in GitLab versions 14.10.5, 15.0.4, and 15.1.1. Organizations are strongly recommended to upgrade to one of these versions immediately. GitLab.com was already running the patched version at the time of disclosure (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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