CVE-2021-22171
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Insufficient validation of authentication parameters in GitLab Pages for GitLab 11.5+ allows an attacker to steal a victim's API token if they click on a maliciously crafted link
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.3
weaknesses
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affected products (12)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1809GitLab: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-01-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GitLab ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herzustellen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- BIT-gitlab-2021-221712024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Insufficient validation of authentication parameters in GitLab Pages for GitLab 11.5+ allows an attacker to steal a victim's API token if they click on a maliciously crafted link
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
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- https://about.gitlab.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22171.jsoncnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/-/issues/262cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/718460cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22171cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22171.jsonenisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/-/issues/262enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/718460enisa_euvd
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