2.6
LOW
CVE-2021-22218
GitLab CE/EE SSL Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 22, 2022, 11:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22218 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
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-2021-22218.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22218.json Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/297665 Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1077019 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22218 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.11.0 up to (excluding) 13.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.11.0 up to (excluding) 13.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 13.12.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 13.12.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.8.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.8.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.11.0 up to (excluding) 13.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.11.0 up to (excluding) 13.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 13.12.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 13.12.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting with 12.8 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits. All versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 12.8 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11 before 13.11.5, and all versions starting from 13.12 before 13.12.2 were affected by an issue in the handling of x509 certificates that could be used to spoof author of signed commits.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22218.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22218.json Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/297665 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/297665 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/1077019 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/1077019 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.5.0 up to (excluding) 13.10.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.11.0 up to (excluding) 13.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.11.0 up to (excluding) 13.11.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 13.12.2 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.12.0 up to (excluding) 13.12.2
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-2021-22218 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} -0.01%

score

0.27601

percentile

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