CVE-2021-39908
GitLab Unicode Filtering Vulnerability
Description
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 0.8.0 before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 certain Unicode characters can be abused to commit malicious code into projects without being noticed in merge request or source code viewer UI.
INFO
Published Date :
April 1, 2022, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 30, 2022, 12:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2021-39908.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39908.json | Vendor Advisory |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337193 | Broken Link |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1280077 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-39908 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 14.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 14.4.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 14.2.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 14.2.6 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.3.0 up to (excluding) 14.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.3.0 up to (excluding) 14.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:14.4.0:*:*:*:community:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:14.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description In all versions of GitLab CE/EE, certain Unicode characters can be abused to commit malicious code into projects without being noticed in merge request or source code viewer UI. In all versions of GitLab CE/EE starting from 0.8.0 before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 certain Unicode characters can be abused to commit malicious code into projects without being noticed in merge request or source code viewer UI. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39908.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39908.json Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337193 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337193 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/1280077 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/1280077 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 14.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 14.4.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-39908 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-2021-39908
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.37994
percentile