CVE-2022-2307

Severity: low (CVSS 3.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-459

Description

A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.0.0 before 15.0.5; from 15.1.0 before 15.1.4; 15.2 — fixed in 15.0.5, 15.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.0.5, 15.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2307.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360025
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2307.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360025

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