CVE-2021-22211 Auth bypass in GitLab
GitLab Dependency Proxy can impersonate users, leading to incorrect access handling and potential unauthorized data access.
- 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-2021-22211?
CVE-2021-22211 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 5 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.7. GitLab Dependency Proxy, under certain circumstances, can impersonate a user resulting in possibly incorrect access handling.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22211?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 13.7.0 | 13.9.7, 13.10.4, 13.11.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22211?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 13.9.7, 13.10.4 or 13.11.2.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2021-22211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22211 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-2021-22211, GHSA-79w6-c88v-gfgr, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22211.