9.6
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-22201
"GitLab Directory Traversal Vulnerability"
Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.9. A specially crafted import file could read files on the server.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 21, 2024, 2:07 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-22201 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22201 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gitlab gitlab
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-22201.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22201.json Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325562 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1132378 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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NaInSec/CVE-PoC-in-GitHub

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.
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zecool/cve

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.
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0xfschott/CVE-search

Search for CVEs in the NISt database via command line

Python

Updated: 6 months, 4 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 22, 2024, 9:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.
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whoforget/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.
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k0mi-tg/CVE-POC

None

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.
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WhooAmii/POC_to_review

None

Updated: 7 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.
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soosmile/POC

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.
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exp1orer/CVE-2021-22201

CVE-2021–22201 Arbitrary file read on Gitlab

Python

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2021, 4:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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n0-traces/cve_monitor

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 3 years ago
0 stars 56 fork 56 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1007 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-22201 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22201 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.9.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.9.0 up to (excluding) 13.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.9.0 up to (excluding) 13.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.10.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.1 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.10.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22201.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22201.json Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325562 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325562 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/1132378 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/1132378 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.9.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22201 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-22201 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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