CVE-2021-39919 Information disclosure in GitLab
GitLab logs sensitive password reset and email verification tokens, allowing attackers to potentially take over user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-39919?
CVE-2021-39919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting version 14.0 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2, the reset password token and new user email token are accidentally logged which may lead to information disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39919?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 14.0.0 | 14.3.6, 14.4.4, 14.5.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39919?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.3.6, 14.4.4 or 14.5.2.
Is CVE-2021-39919 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39919 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-2021-39919, GHSA-xh8q-q4r3-6x29, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39919.