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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-22239
CVE-2021-22239:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issues on GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) version 14.0 and later. The vulnerability was discovered internally by the GitLab team and was assigned the identifier CVE-2021-22239. The issue was disclosed and patched in August 2021 (GitLab Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability was classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS score rating of 5.0 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N). The security flaw allowed unauthorized users to manipulate issue metadata during the creation process, bypassing intended access controls (GitLab Release).
Impact
The vulnerability allowed unauthorized users to insert metadata when creating new issues, potentially compromising the integrity of project management data and bypassing established access control mechanisms (GitLab Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in GitLab versions 14.1.2, 14.0.7, and 13.12.9. Users were strongly recommended to upgrade their GitLab installations to one of these versions immediately to mitigate the security risk (GitLab Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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