CVE-2022-3031

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2022-10-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-307

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2. It may be possible for an attacker to guess a user's password by brute force by sending crafted requests to a specific endpoint, even if the victim user has 2FA enabled on their account.

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-2022-3031.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340395
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3031.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340395

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