CVE-2022-0741 Information disclosure in GitLab
Attackers can steal environment variables via crafted email addresses in GitLab when sendmail is used, requiring specific configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-0741?
CVE-2022-0741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 1 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in all versions of GitLab CE/EE using sendmail to send emails allowed an attacker to steal environment variables via specially crafted email addresses.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0741?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 10.0.0 | 14.6.5, 14.7.4, 14.8.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0741?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.6.5, 14.7.4 or 14.8.2.
Is CVE-2022-0741 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0741 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as BIT-gitlab-2022-0741, GHSA-mqhw-j2hw-86ff, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0741.