Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU54096

Improper Certificate Validation in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-22218

Published: June 14, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54096

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22218

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GitLab, Inc

Affected software:
Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of x509 certificates. A remote authenticated attacker can spoof author of signed commits.

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