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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1999
CVE-2022-1999:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 8.13 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1. Under certain conditions, using the REST API an unprivileged user was able to change labels description (GitLab Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 3.1 LOW with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N by GitLab Inc., while the NVD assessment rates it as MEDIUM with a base score of 5.3 and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized modification of label descriptions through the REST API, potentially affecting data integrity in GitLab installations (GitLab Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in GitLab versions 14.10.5, 15.0.4, and 15.1.1. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the security risk (GitLab Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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