Check Point Advisories

GitLab Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-2992)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1465
Date Published:	4 May 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 04 May, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-2992
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	GitLab 11.10 and later, prior to 15.1.6 GitLab 11.10 and later, prior to 15.1.6 GitLab 15.2 and later, prior to 15.2.4 GitLab 15.2 and later, prior to 15.2.4 GitLab 15.3 and later, prior to 15.3.2 GitLab 15.3 and later, prior to 15.3.2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in GitLab. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GitLab Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-2992) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: GitLab Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-2992)