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CVE-2021-21611

jenkins: Stored XSS vulnerability on new item page

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier does not escape display names and IDs of item types shown on the New Item page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to specify display names or IDs of item types.

Jenkins versiones 2.274 y anteriores, LTS 2.263.1 y anteriores, no escapan los nombres a mostrar y los ID de los tipos de elementos que se muestran en la página New Item, resultando en una vulnerabilidad de tipo cross-site scripting (XSS) almacenado explotable por unos atacantes capaces de especificar nombres a mostrar o ID de tipos de elementos.

A flaw was found in jenkins. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability is possible due to display names and IDs of item types shown on the New Item page not being properly escaped. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

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
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* 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-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Jenkins
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 Jenkins
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 <= 2.263.1
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lts
Affected
Jenkins
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 Jenkins
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 <= 2.274
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-
Affected