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title: "CVE-2022-2303\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2303?format=md
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# CVE-2022-2303

Publication date 5 August 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

**4.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2303?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before
15.0.5, all versions starting from 15.1 before 15.1.4, all versions
starting from 15.2 before 15.2.1. It may be possible for group members to
bypass 2FA enforcement enabled at the group level by using Resource Owner
Password Credentials grant to obtain an access token without using 2FA.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gitlab | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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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**

4.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2303)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2303)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-2303)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2303)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2303>