Security advisory

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  "id": "4a1bc436332bf4483b96474c48d3884c8f458a14e1efdc61f5981c2b7edf8bd4",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22253",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-22253",
    "summary": "Improper authorization in GitLab EE affecting all versions since 13.4 allowed a user who previously had the necessary access to trigger deployments to protected environments under specific conditions after the access has been removed",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-22253",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2021-22253",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"
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              "type": "GIT",
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                  {
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          "versions": [
            "v14.0.5-ee",
            "v14.1.1-ee",
            "v14.1.0-ee",
            "v14.0.6-ee",
            "v14.0.3-ee",
            "v14.0.1-ee",
            "v14.0.0-ee"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-22253.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:30:37.333612028Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22253.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/323794",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/1113783"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2021-22253",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 433206,
  "published_at": "2021-08-23T20:15:13.257+00:00"
}