CVE-2022-3288 (GCVE-0-2022-3288)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-13 15:43
VLAI?
Summary
A branch/tag name confusion in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions prior to 15.2.5, 15.3 prior to 15.3.4, and 15.4 prior to 15.4.1 allows an attacker to manipulate pages where the content of the default branch would be expected.
Severity ?
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Use of incorrectly-resolved name or reference in GitLab
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitLab GitLab Affected: <15.2.5
Affected: >=15.3, <15.3.4
Affected: >=15.4, <15.4.1
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Credits
Thanks [st4nly0n](https://hackerone.com/st4nly0n) for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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