CVE-2021-21604

jenkins: Improper handling of REST API XML deserialization errors

Severity Score

8.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier allows attackers with permission to create or configure various objects to inject crafted content into Old Data Monitor that results in the instantiation of potentially unsafe objects once discarded by an administrator.

Jenkins versiones 2.274 y anteriores, LTS versiones 2.263.1 y anteriores, permite a atacantes con permiso para crear o configurar varios objetos para inyectar contenido diseñado en Old Data Monitor que resulta en la instanciación de objetos potencialmente no seguros una vez que son descartados por un administrador.

A flaw was found in jenkins. An attacker with permission to create or configure various objects to inject crafted content into Old Data Monitor can cause the instantiation of potentially unsafe objects once discarded by an administrator. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the RPM packages for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.17. Issues addressed include cross site scripting, denial of service, deserialization, and traversal vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-04 CVE Reserved
2021-01-13 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-01-13/#SECURITY-1923	2023-10-25
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21604	2021-03-03
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925157	2021-03-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins"		Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins"				<= 2.263.1 Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins" and version " <= 2.263.1"		lts		Affected
Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins"		Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins"				<= 2.274 Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins" and version " <= 2.274"		-		Affected