CVE-2022-2592

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1284

Description

A lack of length validation in Snippet descriptions in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 15.1.6, 15.2 prior to 15.2.4 and 15.3 prior to 15.3.2 allows an authenticated attacker to create a maliciously large Snippet which when requested with or without authentication places excessive load on the server, potential leading to Denial of Service.

Affected products

GitLab: before 15.1.6; from 15.2 before 15.2.4; from 15.3 before 15.3.2 — fixed in 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 15.1.6, 15.2.4, 15.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2592.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/362566
https://hackerone.com/reports/1544507
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2592.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/362566
https://hackerone.com/reports/1544507

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