CVE-2021-22190 Path traversal in GitLab
Attackers can exploit a path traversal in GitLab Workhorse to leak JWT tokens, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-22190?
CVE-2021-22190 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 12 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability via the GitLab Workhorse in all versions of GitLab could result in the leakage of a JWT token
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22190?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 13.7.0 | 13.7.8, 13.8.5, 13.9.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22190?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 13.7.8, 13.8.5 or 13.9.2.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-22190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22190 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-2021-22190, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22190.