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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-39898

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 10.6, a project export leaks the external webhook token value which may allow access to the project which it was exported from.

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CVE-2021-39898
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1 Nov 2026, 06:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-39898

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Nov 2021, 00:15 UTC

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 10.6, a project export leaks the external webhook token value which may allow access to the project which it was exported from.

osv:CVE-2021-39898
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39898",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 10.6, a project export leaks the external webhook token value which may allow access to the project which it was exported from.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-39898",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:36.260256581Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39898.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/33734",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/698068"
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 433765,
  "published_at": "2021-11-05T00:15:10.59+00:00"
}