{"id":"CVE-2022-1162","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-1162","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T00:28:43.470Z","title":"A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g.","description":"A hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g. OAuth, LDAP, SAML) in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.7 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowing attackers to potentially take over accounts","published":"2022-04-04T20:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:21:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@gitlab.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-798"],"affected":["gitlab/gitlab"],"epss":{"score":0.75637,"percentile":0.99522,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2022-04-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50888,"kind":"exploit","title":"Gitlab 14.9 - Authentication Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50888","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/ruby/webapps/50888.txt","file":"exploits/ruby/webapps/50888.txt","published":"2022-04-26","added":"2022-04-26","updated":"2022-05-11","author":"Greenwolf","type":"webapps","platform":"ruby","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2022-1162"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.6%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1162","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}