What is CVE-2021-22170?

CVE-2021-22170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-22170?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2021-22170

Assuming a database breach, nonce reuse issues in GitLab 11.6+ allows an attacker to decrypt some of the database's encrypted content

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=11.6.0, <13.5.6, >=13.6.0, <13.6.4, >=13.7.0, <13.7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

cve@gitlab.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22170?: CVE-2021-22170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2021-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-22170?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.