CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-22221

Insufficient Session Expiration

Published: Jun 08, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 12.9.0 before 13.10.5, all versions starting from 13.11.0 before 13.11.5, all versions starting from 13.12.0 before 13.12.2. Insufficient expired password validation in various operations allow user to maintain limited access after their password expired

Weakness

According to WASC, “Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization.”

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GitlabGitlab12.9.0 (including)13.10.5 (excluding)
GitlabGitlab13.11.0 (including)13.11.5 (excluding)
GitlabGitlab13.12.0 (including)13.12.2 (excluding)
GitlabUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*

Potential Mitigations

References