CVE-2021-39942

Description

A denial of service vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 12.0 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2, allows low-privileged users to bypass file size limits in the NPM package repository to potentially cause denial of service.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com Vendor Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: GitLab GitLab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/297492 vendor advisory broken link
https://hackerone.com/reports/1071861 third party advisory permissions required
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39942.json vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-39942?
CVE-2021-39942 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-39942?
To fix CVE-2021-39942, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-39942 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-39942 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-39942?
CVE-2021-39942 affects GitLab GitLab.
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