CVE-2021-22208

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-05-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting with 13.5 up to 13.9.7. Improper permission check could allow the change of timestamp for issue creation or update.

Affected products

GitLab: from 13.5.0 before 13.9.7 — fixed in 13.9.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 13.9.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22208.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/301212
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22208.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/301212

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