Vulnerability in GitLab

CVE-2021-39917

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. A regular expression related to quick actions features was susceptible to catastrophic backtracking that could cause a DOS attack.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% 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-2021-39917: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • GitLab — versions >=12.9, <14.3.6, >=14.4, <14.4.4, >=14.5, <14.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39917?
CVE-2021-39917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitLab, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-39917?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.