Low severity2.7NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39945
CVE-2021-39945
Description
Improper access control in the GitLab CE/EE API affecting all versions starting from 9.4 before 14.3.6, all versions starting from 14.4 before 14.4.4, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.5.2, allows an author of a Merge Request to approve the Merge Request even after having their project access revoked
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*range: >=9.4.0,<14.3.6
- cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: >=9.4.0,<14.3.6
- (no CPE)range: <14.3.6, <14.4.4, <14.5.2
- (no CPE)range: >=14.5, <14.5.2
- Range: <14.3.6, <14.4.4, <14.5.2
Patches
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References
3- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39945.jsonnvdThird Party Advisory
- hackerone.com/reports/1198317nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331675nvdBroken Link
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