Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU57935

Information disclosure in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-39913

Published: November 4, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU57935

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39913

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to accidental logging of system root password in the migration log. A local administrator can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2021-39913

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 14.2.6, 14.3.4, 14.4.1
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 14.2.6, 14.3.4, 14.4.1

External References

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2021/10/28/security-release-gitlab-14-4-1-released/

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