CVE-2022-2459

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1. It may be possible for email invited members to join a project even after the Group Owner has enabled the setting to prevent members from being added to projects in a group, if the invite was sent before the setting was enabled.

Category

2.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: GitLab GitLab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336169 vendor advisory broken link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1256967 third party advisory permissions required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2459.json vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-2459?
CVE-2022-2459 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-2459?
To fix CVE-2022-2459, 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-2022-2459 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-2459 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-2022-2459?
CVE-2022-2459 affects GitLab GitLab.
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