CVE-2022-2251 (GCVE-0-2022-2251)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-08 18:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Improper sanitization of branch names in GitLab Runner affecting all versions prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2 allows a user who creates a branch with a specially crafted name and gets another user to trigger a pipeline to execute commands in the runner as that other user.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-08 18:20 UTC
CWE
- Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in GitLab Runner
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitLab | GitLab Runner |
Affected:
<15.3.5
Affected: >=15.4, <15.4.4 Affected: >=15.5, <15.5.2 |
guessed |
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