CVE-2021-22202 Cross-site request forgery in GitLab
An attacker can exploit a CSRF vulnerability in GitLab's System hooks API to perform actions as an admin, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-22202?
CVE-2021-22202 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 2 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all previous versions. If the victim is an admin, it was possible to issue a CSRF in System hooks through the API.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22202?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | All versions | 13.8.7, 13.9.5, 13.10.1 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22202?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 13.8.7, 13.9.5 or 13.10.1.
Is CVE-2021-22202 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22202 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-2021-22202, GHSA-5hrw-2pjr-f25r, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22202.