CVE-2021-22206 Information disclosure in GitLab
GitLab exposes pull mirror credentials in plain text, allowing other maintainers to view sensitive authentication data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-22206?
CVE-2021-22206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 6 May 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 11.6. Pull mirror credentials are exposed that allows other maintainers to be able to view the credentials in plain-text,
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22206?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 11.6.0 | 13.9.7, 13.10.4, 13.11.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22206?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 13.9.7, 13.10.4 or 13.11.2.
Is CVE-2021-22206 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22206 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-2021-22206, GHSA-6g79-3r2c-5vxg, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22206.