CVE-2022-4343: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in GitLab

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 13.12 before 16.1.5, all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.5, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.1 in which a project member can leak credentials stored in site profile.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.12 before 16.1.5; from 16.2 before 16.2.5; 16.3.0 — fixed in 16.1.5, 16.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 16.1.5, 16.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/385124
https://hackerone.com/reports/1767797
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/385124
https://hackerone.com/reports/1767797

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