What is CVE-2021-39913?

CVE-2021-39913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-39913?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Gitlab

CVE-2021-39913

Accidental logging of system root password in the migration log in all versions of GitLab CE/EE 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 with local file system access to obtain system root-level privileges

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitlab — versions <14.2.6, 14.4.0, >=14.3, <14.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39913?: CVE-2021-39913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-39913?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.