Protected-branch modification via stale merge approval
Published Jun 28, 2023 · Updated Dec 3, 2024
Authorization bypass in GitLab 15.7 through 15.8.4, 15.9 through 15.9.3, and 15.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to merge unapproved changes. After a new commit reaches an approved merge request, asynchronous approval removal leaves the stale approval valid for 5–10 seconds and still permits merging. Exploitation requires Premium or Ultimate, the remove-approvals-on-commit setting, source-branch write access, merge permission, and successful timing of the race; arbitrary changes can enter a protected branch without renewed review.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in GitLab 15.7 through 15.8.4, 15.9 through 15.9.3, and 15.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to merge unapproved changes. After a new commit reaches an approved merge request, asynchronous approval removal leaves the stale approval valid for 5–10 seconds and still permits merging. Exploitation requires Premium or Ultimate, the remove-approvals-on-commit setting, source-branch write access, merge permission, and successful timing of the race; arbitrary changes can enter a protected branch without renewed review.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4143
- Published
- Jun 28, 2023
- Updated
- Dec 3, 2024
- Vendor
- GitLab
- Product
- GitLab
- Classifications
- CWE-367, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=>=15.10, <15.10.1
- Affected versionversion=>=15.7, <15.8.5
- Affected versionversion=>=15.9, <15.9.4
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GitLab stale-approval race reproductionfunctional · demonstrated
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Technologies
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