CVE-2022-0549

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. Under certain conditions, GitLab REST API may allow unprivileged users to add other users to groups even if that is not possible to do through the Web UI.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.2 before 14.6.5; from 14.7 before 14.7.4; from 14.8 before 14.8.2 — fixed in 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0549.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/342448
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0549.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/342448

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