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Status published
Low
CVE-2021-22231
A denial of service in user's profile page is found...
Vulnerability Description
A denial of service in user's profile page is found starting with GitLab CE/EE 8.0 that allows attacker to reject access to their profile page via using a specially crafted username.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks @maruthi12 for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program
References
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Affected Vendor
GitLab
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GitLab
Vulnerable Versions:
>=8.0, <13.11.6, >=13.12, <13.12.6, >=14.0, <14.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 7th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.