CVE-2021-39872 (GCVE-0-2021-39872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-05 12:34 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:20
VLAI
Summary
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 14.1, an improper access control vulnerability allows users with expired password to still access GitLab through git and API through access tokens acquired before password expiration.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Improper access control in GitLab
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitLab GitLab Affected: >=14.1, <14.1.7
Affected: >=14.2, <14.2.5
Affected: >=14.3, <14.3.1
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Credits
Thanks @ngalog for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
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