🛡️ CVE-2021-22238 — gitlab

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
CVSS Score
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Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting with 13.3. GitLab was vulnerable to a stored XSS by using the design feature in issues.

Affected software

CVE-2021-22238 is recorded against 1 package.

  • gitlab

Timeline and source

Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

gitlab.com (Web)
gitlab.com (Web)
hackerone.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)

CVE-2021-22238 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2024-03-06
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2025-04-03
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
gitlab

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