VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-22263

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability1.09%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-10-11

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 13.0 before 14.0.9, all versions starting from 14.1 before 14.1.4, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.2. A user account with 'external' status which is granted 'Maintainer' role on any project on the GitLab instance where 'project tokens' are allowed may elevate its privilege to 'Internal' and access Internal projects.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references

cve@gitlab.com — Vendor Advisory
cve@gitlab.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@gitlab.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory