CVE-2021-21648
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.113 · 96 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Jenkins Credentials Plugin 2.3.18 and earlier does not escape user-controlled information on a view it provides, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials2.3.1 → 2.3.7.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/credentials
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials2.3.14 → 2.3.14.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/credentials
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials2.3.15 → 2.3.15.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/credentials
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials2.3.16 → 2.3.19osvUSpkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/credentials
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials2.3.8 → 2.3.13.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/credentials
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-gchq-9r68-6jwvCross-Site Request Forgery in Jenkins Credentials Plugin2021-06-16ghsa · osvUS
Jenkins Credentials Plugin prior to 2.3.19, 2.3.15.1, 2.3.14.1, 2.3.13.1, 2.3.7.1, and 2.3.0.1 does not escape user-controlled information on a view it provides, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Jenkins Credentials Plugin 2.3.19, 2.3.15.1, 2.3.14.1, 2.3.13.1, 2.3.7.1, and 2.3.0.1 restricts the user-controlled information it provides to a safe subset.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-21648cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21648cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163688/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-2437-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163957/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3361-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168216/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-6133-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Jenkins-Plugins-multiple-vulnerabilities-35374cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1591cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2555cnnvd
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