CVE-2021-39899

Published Oct 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 2.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In all versions of GitLab CE/EE, an attacker with physical access to a user’s machine may brute force the user’s password via the change password function. There is a rate limit in place, but the attack may still be conducted by stealing the session id from the physical compromise of the account and splitting the attack over several IP addresses and passing in the compromised session value from these various locations.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26255 In all versions of GitLab CE/EE, an attacker with physical access to a user’s machine may brute force the user’s password via the change password function. There is a rate limit in place, but the attack may still be conducted by stealing the session id from the physical compromise of the account and splitting the attack over several IP addresses and passing in the compromised session value from these various locations.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitLab
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 2:20 AM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 4, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:04 AM