CVE-2019-9221 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can bypass access controls to read or modify data in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-9221?
CVE-2019-9221 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 29 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GitLab Community and Enterprise Edition before 11.6.10, 11.7.x before 11.7.6, and 11.8.x before 11.8.1. It has Incorrect Access Control (issue 3 of 5).
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9221?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-9221 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9221 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gitlab Gitlab
- CVE-2026-97229 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- CVE-2026-85706 GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-7028 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Improper Access Control
- CVE-2021-22205 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-39935 GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84hw-r4c9-fp45, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9221.