Improper access control in the GitLab CE/EE API affecting all versions starting from 12.8 before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 be…

published 2022-10-17 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-gitlab-2022-3325 , EUVD-2022-42715

cvss: 2.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper access control in the GitLab CE/EE API affecting all versions starting from 12.8 before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1. Allowed for editing the approval rules via the API by an unauthorised user.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

bitnami gitlab 15.2.5, 15.3.4, 15.4.1
gitlab gitlab 15.2.5, 15.3.4, 15.4.1
gitlab gitlab_enterprise 15.2.5, 15.3.4, 15.4.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 17 mo ago (2025-05-13)

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360819 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	2.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
OSV	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	gitlab	>=12.8.0, <15.2.5 >=15.3.0, <15.3.4 >=15.4.0, <15.4.1	15.2.5 15.3.4 15.4.1

Affected products

GitLab GitLab

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

Technology feeds

GitLab rss critical rss

References

gitlab.com /gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360819
exploit, broken-link, vendor-advisory, advisory
gitlab.com /gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3325.json
vendor-advisory, advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3325
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Enhance with deb and rpm package type records.

Summary