CVE-2021-39917

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.9 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2. A regular expression related to quick actions features was susceptible to catastrophic backtracking that could cause a DOS attack.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
GitLabCNA
4.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 65%
VendorProductVersion
gitlabgitlab
12.9.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.3.6
gitlabgitlab
12.9.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.3.6
gitlabgitlab
14.4.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.4.4
gitlabgitlab
14.4.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.4.4
gitlabgitlab
14.5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.5.2
gitlabgitlab
14.5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 14.5.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
gitlab
sid
16.8.4-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
gitlab
noble
dne
mantic
dne
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
impish
dne
hirsute
dne
focal
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39917.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/338486
https://hackerone.com/reports/1277918
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39917.json
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/338486
https://hackerone.com/reports/1277918