Jenkins Security Advisory 2021-04-07
Affects Jenkins Core Affects plugin: OpenText Application Automation Tools Affects plugin: promoted builds
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple plugins and Jenkins Core are affected by security vulnerabilities.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Jenkins Core and the affected plugins.
- Urgency
- Remediation is necessary as vulnerabilities could be exploited, though exploitation status is currently unknown.
- Action
- Update Jenkins Core and the affected plugins to their latest versions.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-04-07/
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2021-216392.7% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 85% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2021-216401.9% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 78% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2021-216411.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 64% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2021-225120.72% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 51% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2021-225131.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 65% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2021-225105.0% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 92% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2021-225110.41% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 34% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-21639 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2021-21640 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2021-21641 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2021-22512 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2021-22513 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2021-22510 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2021-22511 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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