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CVE-2022-2251

 

Severity Score

8.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: Thanks [stanlyoncm](https://hackerone.com/stanlyoncm) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-06-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-01-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-07 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab"
Runner
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Runner"
< 15.3.5
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Runner" and version " < 15.3.5"
-
Affected
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab"
Runner
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Runner"
>= 15.4.0 < 15.4.4
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Runner" and version " >= 15.4.0 < 15.4.4"
-
Affected
Gitlab
Search vendor "Gitlab"
Runner
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Runner"
>= 15.5.0 < 15.5.2
Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Runner" and version " >= 15.5.0 < 15.5.2"
-
Affected