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CVE-2021-22239

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and...

5.0 MediumFix available

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.59%Unchanged since Sep 10, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used5.0

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
CVE-2021-22239
CVSS 3.1
5.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-93855.0

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
EUVD-2021-9385
CVSS 3.1
5.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gxg-937v-gfc4No score

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and...

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
GHSA-7gxg-937v-gfc4
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD5.0

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
CVE-2021-22239
CVSS 3.1
5.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-863
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV4.3

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
CVE-2021-22239
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-222394.3

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22239
CVSS 3.1
4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1
5.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-gitlab-2021-22239No score

An unauthorized user was able to insert metadata when creating new issue on GitLab CE/EE 14.0 and later.

Record
BIT-gitlab-2021-22239
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gitlab
Bitnami
14.0.0 up to 14.0.7, 14.1.0 up to 14.1.2
14.0.714.1.2
gitlab
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
8.4.3+dfsg-98.4.3+dfsg-128.5.8+dfsg-5
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-22239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gitlab, published September 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in gitlab 14.0.7.

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