CVE detail
CVE-2021-22205: GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
GitLab · Community and Enterprise Editions
- Date added (KEV)
- Nov 03, 2021
- CISA due date
- Nov 17, 2021
- Ransomware campaign use
- Known
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Technical detail
From CISA
GitHub Community and Enterprise Editions that utilize the ability to upload images through GitLab Workhorse are vulnerable to remote code execution. Workhorse passes image file extensions through ExifTool, which improperly validates the image files.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22205
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- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.jsonVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.jsonVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121Broken Link
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205US Government Resource
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