🛡️ CVE-2021-21684 — git

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-116 OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Git Plugin

Jenkins Git Plugin 4.8.2 and earlier does not escape the Git SHA-1 checksum parameters provided to commit notifications when displaying them in a build cause.

This results in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to submit crafted commit notifications to the /git/notifyCommit endpoint.

Jenkins Git Plugin 4.8.3 rejects Git SHA-1 checksum parameters that do not match the expected format. Existing values are sanitized when displayed on the UI.

This vulnerability is only exploitable in Jenkins 2.314 and earlier, LTS 2.303.1 and earlier. See the [LTS upgrade guide](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/upgrade-guide/2.303/#SECURITY-2452).

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2021-21684 is classified as CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. Output is emitted without encoding it for the context it lands in, so data is interpreted as markup or code.

Affected software

CVE-2021-21684 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git (fixed in 4.8.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 24 May 2022 and last revised on 16 February 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
www.jenkins.io (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE CWE-116
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-24
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-02-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git — 4.8.3

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