CVE-2021-4191 (GCVE-0-2021-4191)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-28 18:53 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:16
VLAI Previdian
Summary
An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting versions 13.0 to 14.6.5, 14.7 to 14.7.4, and 14.8 to 14.8.2. Private GitLab instances with restricted sign-ups may be vulnerable to user enumeration to unauthenticated users through the GraphQL API.
CWE
  • Information exposure in GitLab
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitLab GitLab Affected: >=14.8, <14.8.2
Affected: >=14.7, <14.7.4
Affected: >=13.0, <14.6.5
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Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-4191

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-04-28 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-04-28
Asserted: 2025-04-28

Scope
Notes: An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting versions 13.0 to 14.6.5, 14.7 to 14.7.4, and 14.8 to 14.8.2. Private GitLab instances with... | Affected: GitLab / GitLab | CVSS: 5.3 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.80004 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian


Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting versions 13.0 to 14.6.5, 14.7 to 14.7.4, and 14.8 to 14.8.2. Private GitLab instances with...
Cve Id CVE-2021-4191
Vendor GitLab
Ghsa Id GHSA-M37Q-W59J-4VR4
Product GitLab
Added Date 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 5.3
Epss Score 0.80004
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99605
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2021-4191
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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