CVE-2022-1981

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.2 prior to 14.10.5, 15.0 prior to 15.0.4, and 15.1 prior to 15.1.1. In GitLab, if a group enables the setting to restrict access to users belonging to specific domains, that allow-list may be bypassed if a Maintainer uses the 'Invite a group' feature to invite a group that has members that don't comply with domain allow-list.

Category

2.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: GitLab GitLab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/354791 broken link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1501733 third party advisory permissions required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1981.json vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1981?
CVE-2022-1981 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-1981?
To fix CVE-2022-1981, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-1981 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-1981 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-1981?
CVE-2022-1981 affects GitLab GitLab.
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