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title: "CVE-2022-0549\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-0549

Publication date 28 March 2022

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0549?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before
14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions
starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. Under certain conditions, GitLab REST API
may allow unprivileged users to add other users to groups even if that is
not possible to do through the Web UI.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0549)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0549)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-0549)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0549)

### Other references

* <https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2022/02/25/critical-security-release-gitlab-14-8-2-released/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0549>