GitLab 10.5 < 13.6.7 / 13.7 < 13.7.7 / 13.8 < 13.8.4 (CVE-2021-22175)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 197403

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Synopsis

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of GitLab installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability, as follows:

- When requests to the internal network for webhooks are enabled, a server-side request forgery vulnerability in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.5 was possible to exploit for an unauthenticated attacker even on a GitLab instance where registration is disabled (CVE-2021-22175)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to GitLab version 13.6.7, 13.7.7, 13.8.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 197403

File Name: gitlab_cve-2021-22175.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/17/2024

Updated: 2/18/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22175

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gitlab:gitlab

Required KB Items: installed_sw/GitLab

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22175

Detections

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