Security features bypass in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-39874

 

Security features bypass in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-39874

Published: October 5, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57045
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2021-39874
CWE-ID: CWE-254
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 authenticated attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the requirement to enforce 2FA is not honored when using git commands.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-39874

Install updates from vendor's website.

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