CVE-2022-3478

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.8 before 15.4.6,...

4.3 MediumFix available

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.8 before 15.4.6, all versions starting from 15.5 before 15.5.5, all versions starting from 15.6 before 15.6.1. It was possible to trigger a DoS attack by uploading a malicious nuget package.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.04%Up 0.1 points since Jan 25, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-3478
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-42850 4.3

Record: EUVD-2022-42850
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h782-mprg-p5xv 4.3

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.8 before 15.4.6,...

Record: GHSA-h782-mprg-p5xv
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-3478
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.3

Record: CVE-2022-3478
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3478 4.3

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3478
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-3478 No score

Record: BIT-gitlab-2022-3478
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gitlab

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gitlab` Bitnami	12.8.0 up to 15.4.6, 15.5.0 up to 15.5.5, 15.6.0 up to 15.6.1	15.4.615.5.515.6.1
`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 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2022-3478 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published January 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.4.6.