# CVE-2021-22205

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 11.9. GitLab was not properly validating image files that were passed to a file parser which resulted in a remote command execution.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-22205
- CVSS: 10.0
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2021-11-17; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 99.73% (percentile 100.0)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 26 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2021-06-05)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2021-10-26)
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Published: 2021-04-23

## Affected versions

- GitLab: affected >= 11.9 and < 13.8.8; >= 13.9 and < 13.9.6; >= 13.10 and < 13.10.3

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://hackerone.com/reports/1154542
- [other] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327121
- [other] https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22205.json
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164768/GitLab-Unauthenticated-Remote-ExifTool-Command-Injection.html
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164994/GitLab-13.10.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22205

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