{"id":"CVE-2021-22245","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-22245","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:32:01.445Z","title":"Improper validation of commit author in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions allowed an attacker to make several pages in a project impossible to view","description":"Improper validation of commit author in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions allowed an attacker to make several pages in a project impossible to view","published":"2021-08-25T19:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:36:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@gitlab.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":2.7,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["gitlab/gitlab"],"epss":{"score":0.01366,"percentile":0.71629,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22245.json","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/255612","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/987689","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22245.json","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/255612","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/987689","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22245","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}