GitLab Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 14.3.5/14.4.3/14.5.1 Maven Package Registry incorrect regex

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 14.3.5/14.4.3/14.5.1. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Maven Package Registry. The manipulation results in incorrect regex. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-39940. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 14.3.5/14.4.3/14.5.1 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Maven Package Registry. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect regex vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-185. The product specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 12/13/2021 as 26311. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-39940. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 14.3.6, 14.4.4 or 14.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (GitLab Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect regex
CWE: CWE-185 / CWE-697
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition/Enterprise Edition 14.3.6/14.4.4/14.5.2

Timelineinfo

08/23/2021 🔍
12/13/2021 +112 days 🔍
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12/16/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gitlab.com

Advisory: 26311
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-39940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-39940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188040

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2021 19:07
Updated: 12/16/2021 08:53
Changes: 12/13/2021 19:07 (50), 12/16/2021 08:53 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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