CVE-2021-39899 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-39899 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 04/10/2021 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: GitLab | Vendor: GitLab | Product: GitLab
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-39899 Description

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE, an attacker with physical access to a user’s machine may brute force the user’s password via the change password function. There is a rate limit in place, but the attack may still be conducted by stealing the session id from the physical compromise of the account and splitting the attack over several IP addresses and passing in the compromised session value from these various locations.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 2.9 LOW
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* PHYSICAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in GitLab
Source: GitLab

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).