CVE-2021-22228

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-07-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions before 13.11.6, all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.6, and all versions starting from 14.0 before 14.0.2. Improper access control allows unauthorised users to access project details using Graphql.

Affected products

GitLab: before 13.11.6; from 13.12.0 before 13.12.6; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.2 — fixed in 13.11.6, 13.12.6, 14.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 13.11.6, 13.12.6, 14.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22228.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332605
https://hackerone.com/reports/1192460
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22228.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332605
https://hackerone.com/reports/1192460

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