CVE-2021-39891
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CVE-2021-39891 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 8.0, access tokens created as part of admin's impersonation of a user are not cleared at the end of impersonation which may lead to unnecessary sensitive info disclosure.. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 8.0, access tokens created as part of admin's impersonation of a user are not cleared at the end of impersonation which may lead to unnecessary sensitive info disclosure.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 8.0.0, < 14.1.7 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 14.2.0, < 14.2.5 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 14.3.0, < 14.3.1 |
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Timeline
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