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CVE-2021-22239

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

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

Affected products

• GitLab: from 14.0.0 before 14.0.7; from 14.1.0 before 14.1.2 — fixed in 14.0.7, 14.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitLab 14.0.7, 14.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22239.json
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336301
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22239.json
• https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336301

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