Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2021-39909

Lack of email address ownership verification in the CODEOWNERS feature in all versions of GitLab EE starting from 11.3 before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 allows an attacker to bypass CODEOWNERS Merge Request approval requirement under rare circumstances

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.3% 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-2021-39909: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=11.3, <14.2.6, 14.4.0, >=14.3, <14.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39909?
CVE-2021-39909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-39909?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.