Input validation error in Jenkins and Jenkins LTS - CVE-2021-21639
Published: April 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51993
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21639
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Jenkins
Jenkins LTS
Jenkins
Jenkins LTS
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not validate the type of object created after loading the data submitted to the "config.xml" REST API endpoint of a node. A remote authenticated attacker can replace a node with one of a different type.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.