CVE-2021-22166 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Q: What is CVE-2021-22166?

CVE-2021-22166 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). An attacker could cause a Prometheus denial of service in GitLab 13.7+ by sending an HTTP request with a malformed method

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-22166?

CVE-2021-22166 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2021-22166?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.

Vulnerability Description

An attacker could cause a Prometheus denial of service in GitLab 13.7+ by sending an HTTP request with a malformed method

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gitlab	Gitlab	>= 13.7.0, < 13.7.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22166.jsonThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/labkit/-/issues/29Broken Link
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22166.jsonThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/labkit/-/issues/29Broken Link

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-22166?

CVE-2021-22166 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). An attacker could cause a Prometheus denial of service in GitLab 13.7+ by sending an HTTP request with a malformed method

How severe is CVE-2021-22166?

CVE-2021-22166 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-22166?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gitlab Gitlab.