What is CVE-2021-22189?

CVE-2021-22189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-22189?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitlab

CVE-2021-22189

Starting with version 13.7 the Gitlab CE/EE editions were affected by a security issue related to the validation of the certificates for the Fortinet OTP that could result in authentication issues.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.007 (47.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=13.8.0, <13.8.4, >=13.7.0, <13.7.7, >=13.6, <13.6.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22189?: CVE-2021-22189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-22189?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.