Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2021 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2021-22240

Medium 4.2

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in GitLab EE from GitLab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper access control in GitLab EE versions 13.11.6, 13.12.6, and 14.0.2 allows users to be created via single sign on despite user cap being enabled

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
GitLab	GitLab EE	>=13.7, <13.11.6>=13.12, <13.12.6>=14.0, <14.0.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327641 x_refsource_MISC
https://hackerone.com/reports/1166566 x_refsource_MISC
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22240.json x_refsource_CONFIRM