CVE-2021-22177

low-risk

Published 2021-04-01

Potential DoS was identified in gitlab-shell in GitLab CE/EE version 12.6.0 or above, which allows an attacker to spike the server resource utilization via gitlab-shell command.

Do I need to act?

0.17% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Gitlab

Affected Vendors

Gitlab

References (6)

Vendor Advisory https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22177.json

Broken Link https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/238988

Permissions Required https://hackerone.com/reports/953444

Vendor Advisory https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22177.json

Broken Link https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/238988

Permissions Required https://hackerone.com/reports/953444

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low