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FKIE_CVE-2021-22250

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-25 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:36
Severity
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 13.3 allowed users to view and delete impersonation tokens that administrators created for their account
References
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22250.jsonVendor Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332410Broken Link
cve@gitlab.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1205916Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22250.jsonVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332410Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/1205916Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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            }
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      "value": "Una autorizaci\u00f3n inapropiada en GitLab CE/EE, afectando a todas las versiones desde la 13.3, permit\u00eda a usuarios visualizar y eliminar los tokens de suplantaci\u00f3n creados por los administradores para su cuenta."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:36:53.160",
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}



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