What is CVE-2021-22227?

CVE-2021-22227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-22227?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in GitLab

CVE-2021-22227

A reflected cross-site script vulnerability in GitLab before versions 13.11.6, 13.12.6 and 14.0.2 allowed an attacker to send a malicious link to a victim and trigger actions on their behalf if they clicked it

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-07-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

GitLab — versions >=12.9, <13.11.6, >=13.12, <13.12.6, >=14.0, <14.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212887 (Broken Link)
hackerone.com/reports/834555 (Permissions Required)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22227.json (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22227?: CVE-2021-22227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-22227?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.