Permission Check Bypass in Jenkins Requests Plugin
CVE-2021-21676

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Jenkins
Status
Jenkins Requests-plugin Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 June 2021

What is CVE-2021-21676?

The Jenkins Requests Plugin, in versions 2.2.7 and earlier, is vulnerable due to the absence of a proper permission verification mechanism in an HTTP endpoint. This flaw allows users with Overall/Read permission to exploit the vulnerability by sending test emails to any specified email address, potentially leading to unauthorized email notifications. Proper security measures should be implemented to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin <= 2.2.7

References

https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-06-30/#SECU...
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/30/1
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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