CVE-2021-39937

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A collision in access memoization logic in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2, leads to potential elevated privileges in groups and projects under rare circumstances

Una colisión en la lógica de memorización de acceso en todas las versiones de GitLab CE/EE anteriores a 14.3.6, todas las versiones a partir de 14.4 anteriores a 14.4.4, todas las versiones a partir de 14.5 anteriores a 14.5.2, conlleva a potenciales privilegios elevados en grupos y proyectos en raras circunstancias

*Credits: This vulnerability has been discovered internally by the GitLab team

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-08-23 CVE Reserved
2021-12-13 CVE Published
2023-07-06 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39937.json	Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336802	Broken Link

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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"				< 14.3.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " < 14.3.6"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				< 14.3.6 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " < 14.3.6"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 14.4.0 < 14.4.4 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 14.4.0 < 14.4.4"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 14.4.0 < 14.4.4 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 14.4.0 < 14.4.4"		enterprise		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 14.5.0 < 14.5.2 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 14.5.0 < 14.5.2"		community		Affected
Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab"		Gitlab Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab"				>= 14.5.0 < 14.5.2 Search vendor "Gitlab" for product "Gitlab" and version " >= 14.5.0 < 14.5.2"		enterprise		Affected