GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 15.3.4/15.4.3/15.5.1 Job improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.3.4/15.4.3/15.5.1 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Job Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3706. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 15.3.4/15.4.3/15.5.1 (Bug Tracking Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Job Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 7.14 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows a user retrying a job in a downstream pipeline to take ownership of the retried jobs in the upstream pipeline even if the user doesn't have access to that project.

The weakness was shared 11/10/2022 as 365532. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-3706 since 10/26/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 15.3.5, 15.4.4 or 15.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-43063). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 15.3.5/15.4.4/15.5.2

Timelineinfo

10/26/2022 🔍
11/10/2022 +15 days 🔍
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07/19/2026 +1347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 365532
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-3706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213364
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2022 08:36
Updated: 07/19/2026 12:34
Changes: 11/10/2022 08:36 (53), 12/11/2022 14:09 (11), 07/19/2026 12:34 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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