CVE-2022-2251

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.

CVSS v3.0 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:runner::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:runner::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:runner::::::::

History

08 Apr 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://hackerone.com/reports/1063511 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2251.json - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/27386 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-77~~	CWE-78

Information

Published : 2023-01-17 21:15

Updated : 2025-04-08 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-2251

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2251

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gitlab

runner

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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