CVE-2022-2307
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0...
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
CVE-2022-2307- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34578
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34578- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpg3-c2hf-x9vf
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0...
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
GHSA-xpg3-c2hf-x9vf- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
CVE-2022-2307- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
CVE-2022-2307- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2307
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2307- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-2307 No score
A lack of cascading deletes in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1 allows a malicious Group Owner to retain a usable Group Access Token even after the Group is deleted, though the APIs usable by that token are limited.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-2307- 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-2022-2307 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Gitlab, published August 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.0.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360025
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2307
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xpg3-c2hf-x9vf
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2307
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2307