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
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-1162.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/357210
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166828/Gitlab-14.9-Authentication-Bypass.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2022-04-04
Updated: 2022-04-27
Type: CWE-798
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: CRITICAL