Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-22209
Published: May 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52797
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22209
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitLab, Inc
Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not properly validating authorisation tokens. A remote attacker can execute mutations on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-22209
Install updates from vendor's website.