CVE-2021-22167
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
CVE-2021-22167- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-9313
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
EUVD-2021-9313- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q84m-97hf-554f No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect...
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
GHSA-q84m-97hf-554f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
CVE-2021-22167- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
CVE-2021-22167- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-22167
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22167- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22167 No score
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.1. Incorrect headers in specific project page allows attacker to have a temporary read access to the private repository
- Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-22167 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Gitlab, published January 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.78%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 13.5.6.