What is CVE-2021-22186?

CVE-2021-22186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-22186?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Gitlab

CVE-2021-22186

An authorization issue in GitLab CE/EE version 9.4 and up allowed a group maintainer to modify group CI/CD variables which should be restricted to group owners

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.009 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=9.4, <13.7.8, >=13.8, <13.8.5, >=13.9, <13.9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22186?: CVE-2021-22186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-22186?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.