CVE-2021-22205
GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions: Code Injection
- Act now
- CVSS 10.0 Critical
- CISA KEV, due
- VulnCheck KEV
- ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog
What it is
ReportedGitHub Community and Enterprise Editions that utilize the ability to upload images through GitLab Workhorse are vulnerable to remote code execution. Workhorse passes image file extensions through ExifTool, which improperly validates the image files.
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What is affected
ReportedGitLab; Community and Enterprise Editions. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.
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Urgency and basis
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Exploitation evidence
ReportedActive exploitation · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog
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What to do
ReportedApply updates per vendor instructions.
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Detection and validation
Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.
Sigma
Potential QBot Activity. Level: critical. Status: stable.
Open Sigma metadataAtomic
Abuse Nslookup with DNS Records. Executor: powershell. Elevation: not reported.
Open Atomic metadataNuclei
GitLab CE/EE - Remote Code Execution. Check identifier: CVE-2021-22205.
Open Nuclei metadata
Evidence detail
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