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CVE-2021-39898 (GCVE-0-2021-39898)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-04 23:21 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:20
VLAI
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.
Severity
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Information exposure in GitLab
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitLab GitLab Affected: >=10.6, <14.1.7
Affected: >=14.2, <14.2.5
Affected: >=14.3, <14.3.1
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Credits
Thanks @xanbanx for reporting this vulnerability through our HackerOne bug bounty program.
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