CVE-2021-22256

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 12.6 allowed guest users to create issues for Sentry errors and track their status

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
GitLab	GitLab	>=12.6, <13.12.9; >=14.0, <14.0.7; >=14.1, <14.1.2

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22256.jsonVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326948Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1117768Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22256.jsonVendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/326948Broken Link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1117768Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 25, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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