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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-22251

Improper validation of invited users' email address in GitLab EE affecting all versions since 12.2 allowed projects to add members with email address domain that should be blocked by group settings

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31 Oct 2026, 11:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-22251

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Aug 2021, 20:15 UTC

Improper validation of invited users' email address in GitLab EE affecting all versions since 12.2 allowed projects to add members with email address domain that should be blocked by group settings

osv:CVE-2021-22251
Complete source record
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  "id": "bcdbbf1ff9ebdb69e383f1d26f0d1f505c124ab4217439cab3316d45a646e8e4",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22251",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-22251",
    "summary": "Improper validation of invited users' email address in GitLab EE affecting all versions since 12.2 allowed projects to add members with email address domain that should be blocked by group settings",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-22251",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-22251",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-gitlab-2021-22251",
        "CVE-2021-22251"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "cdec15d2a57e0e91df125713022bf18a9878edae"
                },
                {
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                },
                {
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                },
                {
                  "introduced": "e4567ef4362f4ef24a09112564b31dfe9044ea12"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "0bf9b154ab444113db7b13c8d6c6ae856d7893e6"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "12.2.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "13.12.9"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "14.0.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "14.0.7"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "14.1.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "14.1.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "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-2021-22251.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:30.835665771Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22251.json",
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/14004",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/679567"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-22251",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385470,
  "published_at": "2021-08-23T20:15:12.83+00:00"
}