#VU54563 Cross-site request forgery in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2021-22224
Published: July 6, 2021 / Updated: July 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54563
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22224
CWE-ID: CWE-352
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 perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the GraphQL API. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as call mutations as the victim.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.