GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 13.5.5/13.6.3/13.7.1 Repository access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 13.5.5/13.6.3/13.7.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Repository Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-22167. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 13.5.5/13.6.3/13.7.1 (Bug Tracking Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Repository Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/15/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at about.gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-22167. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 256763 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-22167), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 13.5.6, 13.6.4 or 13.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (256763). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 256763
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-22167

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 13.5.6/13.6.4/13.7.2

Timelineinfo

01/05/2021 🔍
01/15/2021 +10 days 🔍
01/15/2021 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +1685 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: about.gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-22167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-168007

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2021 11:20
Updated: 08/27/2025 21:46
Changes: 01/15/2021 11:20 (39), 02/14/2021 19:11 (6), 02/14/2021 19:18 (19), 08/27/2025 21:46 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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