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Low · 3.8 CVE-2021-39896 EUVD-2021-26252GHSA-4ccf-v4wp-c858

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 8.0, when an admin uses the impersonate feature twice and stops impersonating, the admin may …

Published Oct 4, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab

Description

In all versions of GitLab CE/EE since version 8.0, when an admin uses the impersonate feature twice and stops impersonating, the admin may be logged in as the second user they impersonated, which may lead to repudiation issues.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GitLab GitLab >=8.0, <14.1.7, >=14.2, <14.2.5, >=14.3, <14.3.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS gitlab No fix yet —

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