CVE-2022-3793
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5,...
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
CVE-2022-3793- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43139
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43139- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j48w-jfc5-3885
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5,...
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
GHSA-j48w-jfc5-3885- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
CVE-2022-3793- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
CVE-2022-3793- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3793
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3793- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2022-3793 No score
An improper authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 14.4 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows an attacker to read variables set directly in a GitLab CI/CD configuration file they don't have access to.
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2022-3793- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3793 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Gitlab, published November 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in gitlab 15.3.5.
References
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/372120
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3793
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j48w-jfc5-3885
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3793
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3793