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CVE-2021-22172 (GCVE-0-2021-22172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-26 19:06 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:37
VLAI
Summary
Improper authorization in GitLab 12.8+ allows a guest user in a private project to view tag data that should be inaccessible on the releases page
CWE
  • Improper authorization in GitLab
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitLab GitLab Affected: >=12.8, <13.6.6
Affected: >=13.7.0, <13.7.6
Affected: >=13.8.0, <13.8.2
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  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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Related by attack behaviour

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