CVE-2022-2531

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 15.0.5...

5.3 MediumFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1. GitLab was not performing correct authentication on Grafana API under specific conditions allowing unauthenticated users to perform queries through a path traversal vulnerability.

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

1.38%Up 0.5 points since Aug 6, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-2531
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-2022-34785 5.3

Record: EUVD-2022-34785
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-99mc-xqfg-j4xv 5.3

An issue has been discovered in GitLab EE affecting all versions starting from 12.5 before 15.0.5...

Record: GHSA-99mc-xqfg-j4xv
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-2531
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.3

Record: CVE-2022-2531
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-2022-2531 5.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2531
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-2022-2531 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-2531
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	12.5.0 up to 15.0.5, 15.1.0 up to 15.1.4, 15.2.0 up to 15.2.1	15.0.515.1.415.2.1
`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-2022-2531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Gitlab, published August 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.0.5.