What is CVE-2021-22246?

CVE-2021-22246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2021-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-22246?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Gitlab

CVE-2021-22246

A vulnerability was discovered in GitLab versions before 14.0.2, 13.12.6, 13.11.6. GitLab Webhook feature could be abused to perform denial of service attacks.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions >=2.0, <13.11.6, >=13.12, <13.12.6, >=14.0, <14.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@gitlab.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@gitlab.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22246?: CVE-2021-22246 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2021-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-22246?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.