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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-22245

Improper validation of commit author in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions allowed an attacker to make several pages in a project impossible to view

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CVE-2021-22245
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1 Nov 2026, 06:56 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-22245

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Aug 2021, 19:15 UTC

Improper validation of commit author in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions allowed an attacker to make several pages in a project impossible to view

osv:CVE-2021-22245
Complete source record
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    "products": [],
    "severity": "low",
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      "modified": "2026-10-30T10:31:00.553981614Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22245.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/255612",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/987689"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436403,
  "published_at": "2021-08-25T19:15:11.35+00:00"
}