CVE-2022-3283

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorGitLab

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

SSVC

PoC

Description

A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1 While cloning an issue with special crafted content added to the description could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.

Affected

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

GitLab · GitLabmaven

95%

v < 15.2.5v < 15.3.4v < 15.4.115.3 ≤ v < 15.3.415.4 ≤ v < 15.4.1

Affected range stops below 15.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.4.1, 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

References (3)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3283.json

ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361982

Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://hackerone.com/reports/1543718

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitLab

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-400

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