CVE-2021-39944 Privilege escalation in GitLab
GitLab allows developers to escalate privileges to maintainer on imported projects due to a permissions validation flaw.
- 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-2021-39944?
CVE-2021-39944 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitlab Gitlab, published on 13 Dec 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 11.0 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. A permissions validation flaw allowed group members with a developer role to elevate their privilege to a maintainer on projects they import
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39944?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including gitlab. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gitlab Bitnami | From 11.0.0 | 14.3.6, 14.4.4, 14.5.2 |
Products include Gitlab Gitlab.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39944?
Upgrade gitlab to a fixed version for your release line: 14.3.6, 14.4.4 or 14.5.2.
Is CVE-2021-39944 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39944 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-2021-39944, GHSA-cc75-w727-3jqw, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39944.