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CVE-2022-2251

Published: Jan 17, 2023Updated: Apr 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78
NVD MITRE
4.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper sanitization of branch names in GitLab Runner affecting all versions prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows a user who creates a branch with a specially crafted name and gets another user to trigger a pipeline to execute commands in the runner as that other user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

GitLab RunnerGitLab
On-prem
DevTools & CI / source-control
runnergitlab
On-prem
DevTools & CI / source-control
gitlabcommercialNLDevTools & CIaka gitlab ce/ee

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386
gitlab.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511
hackerone.com
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json
gitlab.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 17, 2023
Last Updated
Apr 8, 2025

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