CVE-2021-21688

jenkins: FilePath#reading(FileVisitor) does not reject any operations allowing users to have unrestricted read access

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The agent-to-controller security check FilePath#reading(FileVisitor) in Jenkins 2.318 and earlier, LTS 2.303.2 and earlier does not reject any operations, allowing users to have unrestricted read access using certain operations (creating archives, FilePath#copyRecursiveTo).

Un control de seguridad agente-a-controlador FilePath#reading(FileVisitor) en Jenkins 2.318 y anteriores, LTS versiones 2.303.2 y anteriores, no rechaza ninguna operación, permitiendo a usuarios tener acceso de lectura sin restricciones usando determinadas operaciones (crear archivos, FilePath#copyRecursiveTo)

An incorrect access restriction vulnerability was found in Jenkins. The FilePath#reading(FileVisitor) does not reject any operations giving users unrestricted read access with certain operations (creating archives, #copyRecursiveTo). This may allow an attacker to get access to restricted data.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-04 CVE Reserved
2021-11-04 CVE Published
2024-07-20 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-11-04/#SECURITY-2455	2023-11-22
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21688	2021-11-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2020327	2021-11-29

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"				< 2.303.3 Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins" and version " < 2.303.3"		lts		Affected
Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins"		Jenkins Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins"				< 2.319 Search vendor "Jenkins" for product "Jenkins" and version " < 2.319"		-		Affected