9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-39890
GitLab LDAP 2FA Authentication Bypass
Description

It was possible to bypass 2FA for LDAP users and access some specific pages with Basic Authentication in GitLab 14.1.1 and above.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-39890 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-2021-39890.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39890.json Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341522 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39890.json Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341522 Broken Link Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-39890 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39890.json
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341522
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39890.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39890.json Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341522 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341522 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.1.1 up to (excluding) 14.1.7 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.2.0 up to (excluding) 14.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:14.3.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:14.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:14.3.1:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:14.3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.41 }} 0.11%

score

0.74252

percentile

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