CVE-2022-0244
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
CVE-2022-0244- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15437
8.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
EUVD-2022-15437- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66vj-p7rx-6jrr No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
GHSA-66vj-p7rx-6jrr- Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
CVE-2022-0244- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-552
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.6
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
CVE-2022-0244- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0244
7.5
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0244- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-0244 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting with 14.5. Arbitrary file read was possible by importing a group was due to incorrect handling of file.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-0244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-0244 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Gitlab, published January 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.5.3.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/349524
hackerone.com/reports/1439593
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-0244.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0244
github.com/advisories/GHSA-66vj-p7rx-6jrr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/0xxx/CVE-2022-0244.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0244
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0244