vulnerability
Jenkins Advisory 2021-10-06: CVE-2021-21684: Stored XSS vulnerability in Git Plugin
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Oct 6, 2021 | Dec 2, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Oct 6, 2021
Added
Dec 2, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.8.2 and earlier does not escape the Git SHA-1 checksum parameters provided to commit notifications when displaying them in a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Solutions
jenkins-lts-upgrade-2_303_2jenkins-upgrade-2_315
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