An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 6.6 before 15.5.7, all versions starting from 15.6 before 15.6.4, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.2. An attacker may cause Denial of Service on a GitLab instance by exploiting a regex issue in the submodule URL parser.
CVE-2022-3514
MEDIUMNVD 4.35.3▲Elevated
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-01-12. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 1.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 53.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 12, 2023
Last Modified
April 8, 2025
References (7)
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3514.json
- cve@gitlabhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377978
- cve@gitlabhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1727201
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3514.json
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377978
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/1727201
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/377978
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2022-3514?
CVE-2022-3514 is a medium vulnerability published on January 12, 2023. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 6.6 before 15.5.7, all versions starting from 15.6 before 15.6.4, all versions starting from 15.7 before 15.7.2. An attacker may cause Denial of Service on a GitLab instance by exploiting a regex issue in the…
When was CVE-2022-3514 disclosed?
CVE-2022-3514 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 12, 2023, with the most recent update on April 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-3514 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-3514 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 53.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-3514?
CVE-2022-3514 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.3.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-3514?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-3514, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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