CVE-2022-2417
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1...
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.2
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
CVE-2022-2417- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-34680
6.2
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
EUVD-2022-34680- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99p6-4w5h-vhrg
4.5
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1...
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
GHSA-99p6-4w5h-vhrg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.2
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
CVE-2022-2417- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.2
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
CVE-2022-2417- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2417
4.5
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2417- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-2417 No score
Insufficient validation in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 12.10 prior to 15.0.5, 15.1 prior to 15.1.4, and 15.2 prior to 15.2.1 allows an authenticated and authorised user to import a project that includes branch names which are 40 hexadecimal characters, which could be abused in supply chain attacks where a victim pinned to a specific Git commit of the project.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-2417- 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-2022-2417 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Gitlab, published August 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.0.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361179
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2417.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2417
github.com/advisories/GHSA-99p6-4w5h-vhrg
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2417.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2417
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2417