CVE-2021-22249 (GCVE-0-2021-22249)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-23 19:53 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A verbose error message in GitLab EE affecting all versions since 12.2 could disclose the private email address of a user invited to a group
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- Information exposure through an error message in GitLab
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/331857 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1204320 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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