CVE-2022-4205

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Published Jan 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Gitlab EE/CE before 15.6.1, 15.5.5 and 15.4.6 using a branch with a hexadecimal name could override an existing hash.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GitLab

GitLab

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=1.0, <12.9.8`	affected	—
`>=15.5, <15.5.5`	affected	—
`>=15.6, <15.6.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:15.6.0::::community:::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:15.6.0::::enterprise:::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51565	In Gitlab EE/CE before 15.6.1, 15.5.5 and 15.4.6 using a branch with a hexadecimal name could override an existing hash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.610% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4205.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374082

History

Mar 27, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

CWE-843

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 27, 2025, 8:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Jan 27, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 27, 2025, 8:21 PM
Reserved: Nov 29, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:34 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:34 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 27, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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