CVE-2021-39894Network attack vector

Authenticated SSRF via DNS rebinding in FogBugz importer

Published Oct 5, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Server-side request forgery in affected GitLab releases from 8.0 through 14.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to reach internal resources. The FogBugz importer used an HTTP adapter that did not revalidate the destination before each request, allowing attacker-controlled DNS answers to rebind the connection. Access to the project-import workflow is required; exploitation makes the GitLab server issue requests that can read or modify reachable internal services.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in affected GitLab releases from 8.0 through 14.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to reach internal resources. The FogBugz importer used an HTTP adapter that did not revalidate the destination before each request, allowing attacker-controlled DNS answers to rebind the connection. Access to the project-import workflow is required; exploitation makes the GitLab server issue requests that can read or modify reachable internal services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-39894
Published
Oct 5, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
GitLab
Product
GitLab
Classifications
CWE-918, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 5, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>=14.2, <14.2.5
  2. Affected versionversion=>=14.3, <14.3.1
  3. Affected versionversion=>=8.0, <14.1.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GitLab · GitLabversion=>=14.2, <14.2.5; version=>=14.3, <14.3.1; version=>=8.0, <14.1.7

Published CVSS scores

5.4GitLab Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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