VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-22241
It was possible to exploit a stored cross-site-scripting via a specifically crafted default branch name.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 14.0. It was possible to exploit a stored cross-site-scripting via a specifically crafted default branch name.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 62th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- gitlab/gitlab
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22241.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336460Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1256777Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22241.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/336460Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1256777Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.