CVE-2021-21684

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.

Published: 2021-10-06 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-21684 is rated Moderate Risk (48.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-21684

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 0.30% 0.60% +0.30%
2 2026-03-01 0.60% 0.30% -0.30%
3 2026-02-22 — 0.60% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-21684

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-21684

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-21684

GHSA-gghc-g8cj-4vfv · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Stored XSS vulnerability in Jenkins Git Plugin

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-21684

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2021-21684: 1 source package rows (jenkins); 37 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 37. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-21684
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21684

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-21684

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jenkins git <= 4.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:git:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

References for CVE-2021-21684

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