Vulnerability · Published Apr 4, 2022 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2022-1162
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in GitLab from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 75.6% (higher than 99.5% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)75.6%top 0.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official description
A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g. OAuth, LDAP, SAML) in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.7 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowing attackers to potentially take over accounts
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html x_refsource_MISC