PT-2021-6698 · Gitlab · Gitlab Ce/Ee+1

Maruthi12 · Published 2021-07-07 · Updated 2024-03-06 · CVE-2021-22231

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GitLab CE/EE versions 8.0 and later

Description The issue is related to incorrect handling of the username variable, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. This can lead to the rejection of access to a user's profile page via a specially crafted username.

Recommendations For GitLab CE/EE versions 8.0 and later, consider restricting the use of specially crafted usernames to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Resource Release

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02053

BIT-GITLAB-2021-22231

CVE-2021-22231

Affected Products

Gitlab

Gitlab Ce/Ee

References · 12

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22231.json · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22231 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02053 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22231 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-gitlab-2021-22231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-22231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/26295 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17201 · Telegram Post
• https://hackerone.com/reports/475098 · Note