CVE-2022-2251

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.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-01-17 21:15

Updated : 2025-04-08 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-2251

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2251

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2251

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

runner

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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