CVE-2022-4206 Information disclosure in DAST API scanner

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

An attacker can view sensitive Authorization headers in vulnerability reports generated by the DAST API scanner, potentially exposing credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-4206?

CVE-2022-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab DAST API scanner, published on 1 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A sensitive information leak issue has been discovered in all versions of DAST API scanner from 1.6.50 prior to 2.0.102, exposing the Authorization header in the vulnerability report

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4206?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gitlab Dast Api Scanner.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-4206 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4206 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q474-j5v6-f4jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4206.

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