PT-2021-22782 · Gitlab · Gitlab Ce/Ee+1

Justas_Bon · Published 2021-12-13 · Updated 2024-03-06 · CVE-2021-39944

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GitLab CE/EE versions 11.0 through 14.3.6 GitLab CE/EE versions 14.4 through 14.4.4 GitLab CE/EE versions 14.5 through 14.5.2

Description A permissions validation flaw in GitLab CE/EE allowed group members with a developer role to elevate their privilege to a maintainer on projects they import. This issue is related to a flaw in the validation of permissions.

Recommendations For versions 11.0 through 14.3.6, update to version 14.3.6 or later to resolve the issue. For versions 14.4 through 14.4.4, update to version 14.4.4 or later to resolve the issue. For versions 14.5 through 14.5.2, update to version 14.5.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BIT-GITLAB-2021-39944

CVE-2021-39944

Affected Products

Gitlab

Gitlab Ce/Ee

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39944 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39944 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-gitlab-2021-39944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336531 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33839 · Telegram Post
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39944.json · Note
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1256017 · Note