CVE-2022-1999

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue has been 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.

Affected products

GitLab: from 8.13.0 before 14.10.5; from 15.0.0 before 15.0.4; 15.1.0 — fixed in 14.10.5, 15.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.10.5, 15.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1999.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357963
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1999.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357963

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