XSS in GitLab

CVE-2021-22234

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.7, all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.8, and all versions starting from 14.0 before 14.0.4. A specially crafted design image allowed attackers to read arbitrary files on the server.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-22234: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=14.0, <14.0.4, >=13.12, <13.12.8, >=13.11, <13.11.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22234?
CVE-2021-22234 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2021-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-22234?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.