CVE-2021-22208

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Published May 6, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting with 13.5 up to 13.9.7. Improper permission check could allow the change of timestamp for issue creation or update.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

GitLab

GitLab

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=13.5, <13.9.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::community:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:::::enterprise:::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-9354	An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting versions starting with 13.5 up to 13.9.7. Improper permission check could allow the change of timestamp for issue creation or update.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.810% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22208.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/301212

History

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Subscriptions

Gitlab Gitlab

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: May 6, 2021, 1:35 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:37 PM
Reserved: Jan 5, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 6, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

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