CVE-2022-1162

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 75.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g. OAuth, LDAP, SAML) in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.7 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowing attackers to potentially take over accounts

Affected products

GitLab: from 14.7.0 before 14.7.7; from 14.8.0 before 14.8.5; from 14.9.0 before 14.9.2 — fixed in 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.7.7, 14.8.5, 14.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210

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