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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-31267 · published 21 May 2022

CVE-2022-31267: Gitblit improper privilege management vulnerability

Gitblit · Gitblit

Gitblit 1.9.2 allows privilege escalation via the Config User Service: a control character can be placed in a profile data field, such as an emailAddress%3Atext '[email protected]\n\trole = "#admin"' value.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 18% · top 3.0% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Gitblit 1.9.2 allows privilege escalation via the Config User Service: a control character can be placed in a profile data field, such as an emailAddress%3Atext '[email protected]\n\trole = "#admin"' value.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/issues/1410 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/releases/tag/v1.9.3 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/issues/1410 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/releases/tag/v1.9.3 Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-31267), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.