Critical severity · published Apr 4, 2022
CVE-2022-1162
A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g
9.8
CVSS
75.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)75.6% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
14.7.0 before 14.7.7; 14.7.0 before 14.7.7; 14.8.0 before 14.8.5; 14.8.0 before 14.8.5; 14.9.0 before 14.9.2; 14.9.0 before 14.9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1162
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1162
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html
Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json
Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210
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