CVE-2021-22240

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

Un control de acceso inapropiado en GitLab EE versiones 13.11.6, 13.12.6 y 14.0.2, permite la creación de usuarios por medio de single sign on a pesar de estar habilitado el user cap

*Credits: Thanks bingomzan for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-05 CVE Reserved
2021-08-05 CVE Published
2023-06-22 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327641	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22240.json	2021-08-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 13.7.0 < 13.11.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.7.0 < 13.11.6"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 13.12.0 < 13.12.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 13.12.0 < 13.12.6"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 14.0.0 < 14.0.2 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 14.0.0 < 14.0.2"		enterprise		Affected