CVE-2022-0172

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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 unauthorised users to read titles of issues, merge requests and milestones.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.2 before 14.4.5; from 14.5.0 before 14.5.3; from 14.6.0 before 14.6.2 — fixed in 14.4.5, 14.5.3, 14.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.4.5, 14.5.3, 14.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0172.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/348411
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0172.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/348411

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