CVE-2021-22250
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—
Improper authorization in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions since 13.3 allowed users to view and delete impersonation tokens that administrators created for their account
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Base score: 5.4
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.83%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 56
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22250.json
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332410
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1205916
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22250.json
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/332410
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1205916
Raw JSON (NVD)
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