CVE-2022-1174

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: April 4, 2022 at 07:46 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

A potential DoS vulnerability was discovered in Gitlab CE/EE versions 13.7 before 14.7.7, all versions starting from 14.8 before 14.8.5, all versions starting from 14.9 before 14.9.2 allowed an attacker to trigger high CPU usage via a special crafted input added in Issues, Merge requests, Milestones, Snippets, Wiki pages, etc.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GitLab · GitLabmaven

95%

v < 14.7.7v < 14.8.5v < 14.9.213.7.0 ≤ v < 14.7.714.8.0 ≤ v < 14.8.514.9.0 ≤ v < 14.9.2

Affected range stops below 14.7.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1174.json

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1174.json

x_refsource_MISCBroken Link

Source: [email protected]

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/338721

x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://hackerone.com/reports/1305431

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-1284

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