CVE-2021-21659 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Jenkins URLTrigger Plugin 0.48 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Published: 2021-05-25

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 66.8% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Jenkins project

Jenkins URLTrigger Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 0.48

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:urltrigger:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2106	Jenkins URLTrigger Plugin 0.48 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.
Github GHSA	GHSA-34j5-c4cv-mmg5	XXE vulnerability in Jenkins URLTrigger Plugin

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.66774.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/25/3
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-05-25/#SECURITY-2341

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Jenkins Urltrigger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jenkins

Published: 2021-05-25T14:10:15.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:23:27.383Z

Reserved: 2021-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-21659

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-25T17:15:08.110

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:35:56.973

Link: CVE-2021-21659

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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