Is CVE-2022-3740 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-3740 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-3740?

CVE-2022-3740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-3740?

CVE-2022-3740 has an EPSS score of 0.89% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3740?

Upgrade gitlab on debian unstable to 15.10.8+ds1-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-3740

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.9 prior to 15.3.5, 15.4 prior to 15.4.4, and 15.5 prior to 15.5.2. A group owner may be able to bypass External Authorization check, if it is enabled, to access git repositories and package registries by using Deploy tokens or Deploy keys .

CWE-285

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitlabDebian

Fixed in:15.10.8+ds1-2CVE-2022-3740

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

gitlab.com

Third-Party Advisory1

hackerone.com

Other references1

gitlab.com

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