CVE-2021-39913

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-39913
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitLab
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-11-05 00:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-06-12 14:34:00 UTC
DescriptionAccidental logging of system root password in the migration log in all versions of GitLab CE/EE before 14.2.6, all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.4, and all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.1 allows an attacker with local file system access to obtain system root-level privileges

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-532 | Inclusion of sensitive information in log files in GitLab

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gitlab Gitlab All All All All
Application Gitlab Gitlab All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA GitLab GitLab affected <14.2.6 Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected >=14.3, <14.3.4 Not specified
CNA GitLab GitLab affected >=14.4, <14.4.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitlab.com Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
2021/CVE-2021-39913.json · master · GitLab.org / cves · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitlab.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: This vulnerability has been discovered internally by the GitLab team (en)

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376040 GitLab Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (gitlab release-14.2.6,14.3.4,14.4.1)
  • 690230 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for gitlab (33557582-3958-11ec-90ba-001b217b3468)

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