#VU52800 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-22208
Published: May 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52800
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22208
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition
Software vendor:
GitLab, Inc
GitLab, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote authenticated attacker can change the timestamp for issue creation or update.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.