CVE-2021-22188 Information disclosure in GitLab
Unauthorized users can read confidential issue titles via branch logs in GitLab, exposing sensitive project information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-22188?
CVE-2021-22188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 3 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting with 13.0. Confidential issue titles in Gitlab were readable by an unauthorised user via branch logs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22188?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 13.0.0 | 13.6.7, 13.7.7, 13.8.4 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22188?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 13.6.7, 13.7.7 or 13.8.4.
Is CVE-2021-22188 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22188 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 BIT-gitlab-2021-22188, GHSA-4343-v7g7-q3hr, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22188.