QID 376517

Date Published: 2022-04-11

QID 376517: GitLab Static Password Vulnerability For Accounts Registered Using OmniAuth

A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g. OAuth, LDAP, SAML) in GitLab CE/EE.
Affected versions:
All versions from 14.7 prior to 14.7.7
All versions from 14.8 prior to 14.8.5
All versions from 14.9 prior to 14.9.2

Attackers can take over accounts affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest release of the Community Edition (CE) or Enterprise Edition (EE)

Vendor References

GitLab - about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/03/31/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-9-2-released/#static-passwords-inadvertently-set-during-omniauth-based-registration

CVEs related to QID 376517

CVE-2022-1162 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Gitlab-Adv			about.gitlab.com/update/
Gitlab-Adv			about.gitlab.com/upgrade/

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