CVE-2022-1460 Missing authorization in GitLab
GitLab failed to properly authorize scheduled pipelines, allowing a malicious user to execute pipelines with another user's permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-1460?
CVE-2022-1460 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 11 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 9.2 before 14.8.6, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.4, all versions starting from 14.10 before 14.10.1. GitLab was not performing correct authorizations on scheduled pipelines allowing a malicious user to run a pipeline in the context of another user.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1460?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 9.2.0 | 14.8.6, 14.9.4, 14.10.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1460?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.8.6, 14.9.4 or 14.10.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-1460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-2022-1460, GHSA-q7pq-xhw5-p4xw.