CVE-2021-39917
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CVE-2021-39917 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. A regular expression related to quick actions features was susceptible to catastrophic backtracking that could cause a DOS attack.. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. A regular expression related to quick actions features was susceptible to catastrophic backtracking that could cause a DOS attack.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 12.9.0, < 14.3.6 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 14.4.0, < 14.4.4 |
| Gitlab | Gitlab | >= 14.5.0, < 14.5.2 |
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1277918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1277918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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