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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-39910
CVE-2021-39910:
GitLab vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An HTML Injection vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.6 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, and all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. The vulnerability was found in the Swagger UI feature (GitLab Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a low severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.6 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). The issue specifically affects the Swagger UI component of GitLab, allowing HTML injection attacks (GitLab Security).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform HTML injection through the Swagger UI feature, potentially leading to client-side attacks (GitLab Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in GitLab versions 14.3.6, 14.4.4, and 14.5.2. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to these patched versions immediately (GitLab Security).
Community reactions
The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed through GitLab's HackerOne bug bounty program by security researcher @kannthu (GitLab Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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