CVE-2022-0172

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.3. Under...

5.3 MediumFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.3. Under certain conditions it was possible to bypass the IP restriction for public projects through GraphQL allowing unauthorised users to read titles of issues, merge requests and milestones.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.77%Down 0.1 points since Feb 8, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-0172
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-15380 5.3

Record: EUVD-2022-15380
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jm36-4mv9-x2pw 6.5

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 12.3. Under...

Record: GHSA-jm36-4mv9-x2pw
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-0172
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-0172
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0172 6.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0172
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-0172 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-0172
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	13.2.0 up to 14.4.5, 14.5.0 up to 14.5.3, 14.6.0 up to 14.6.2	14.4.514.5.314.6.2
`gitlab` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Gitlab, published January 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.4.5.