CVE-2021-22210

MEDIUM

GitLab 13.2.0-13.9.7 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via API Branch Query

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-22210. PoCs published by Jeromeyoung.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2021-22205, an unauthorized file upload vulnerability in GitLab. The exploit crafts a malicious DJVU file with embedded commands to achieve remote code execution (RCE) via file upload.

Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.2. When querying the repository branches through API, GitLab was ignoring a query parameter and returning a considerable amount of results.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by Jeromeyoung · poc
https://github.com/Jeromeyoung/CVE-2021-22210

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2021-22205, an unauthorized file upload vulnerability in GitLab. The exploit crafts a malicious DJVU file with embedded commands to achieve remote code execution (RCE) via file upload.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GitLab (versions affected by CVE-2021-22205)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target GitLab instance with vulnerable version · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0115
EPSS Percentile 62.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (1)
gitlab/gitlab 13.2.0 - 13.9.7 (2 CPE variants)
Published May 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026