CVE-2022-2229

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% 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 improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 13.7 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1 allows an attacker to extract the value of an unprotected variable they know the name of in public projects or private projects they're a member of.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.7.0 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-2022-2229.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/355738
https://hackerone.com/reports/1511133
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2229.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/355738
https://hackerone.com/reports/1511133

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