High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39885
CVE-2021-39885
Description
A Stored XSS in merge request creation page in all versions of Gitlab EE starting from 13.7 before 14.1.7, all versions starting from 14.2 before 14.2.5, and all versions starting from 14.3 before 14.3.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim's behalf via malicious approval rule names
Affected products
4- Range: >=13.7 <14.1.7, >=14.2 <14.2.5, >=14.3 <14.3.1
>=13.7 <14.1.7, >=14.2 <14.2.5, >=14.3 <14.3.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=13.7 <14.1.7, >=14.2 <14.2.5, >=14.3 <14.3.1
- (no CPE)range: >=13.7, <14.1.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/341140nvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/1342009nvdExploitPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39885.jsonnvdVendor Advisory
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