CVE-2021-21671 json
Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins
published 2021-06-30 5 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-jenkins-2021-21671 , EUVD-2022-2462 , GHSA-4wr9-2xc6-jmg5
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Jenkins 2.299 and earlier, LTS 2.289.1 and earlier does not invalidate the previous session on login.
Patch / fix
- maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core 2.289.2, 2.300
- bitnami jenkins 2.300.0
- jenkins jenkins 2.289.2, 2.300
- butane openshift 4.8 0.12.1-2.rhaos4.8.el8
- jenkins openshift 4.8 2.289.3.1633554819-1.el8
- jenkins openshift 4.6 2.289.2.1629437819-1.el8
- jenkins openshift 4.7 2.289.2.1628252553-1.el8
red hat advisories RHSA-2021:3820RHBA-2021:3396RHBA-2021:3033
- jenkins Arch Linux 2.300-1
arch linux advisories AVG-2118
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2021-21671 updated cvss 7.5
jenkins: session fixation vulnerability
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkinsaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 jenkins 2.289.2.1629437819-1.el8fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2021:3396
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 jenkins 2.289.2.1628252553-1.el8fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2021:3033
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 jenkins 2.289.3.1633554819-1.el8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:3820
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Red Hat Fuse 7 jenkins Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 jenkins-2-plugins 4.6.1629443573-1.el8, cri-o 1.19.3-11.rhaos4.6.git66a69b8.el7, cri-o 1.19.3-11.rhaos4.6.git66a69b8.el8, openshift 4.6.0-202108202025.p0.git.4c3480d.assembly.stream.el7, openshift 4.6.0-202108202025.p0.git.4c3480d.assembly.stream.el8, openshift-kuryr 4.6.0-202108202025.p0.git.0063daa.assembly.stream.el8, +13 more Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 cri-o 1.20.4-8.rhaos4.7.git74c6592.el7, cri-o 1.20.4-8.rhaos4.7.git74c6592.el8 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 ovn2.13 20.12.0-140.el8fdp, butane 0.12.1-2.rhaos4.8.el8, ovn2.13-host 20.12.0-140.el8fdp, ovn2.13-vtep 20.12.0-140.el8fdp, ovn2.13-central 20.12.0-140.el8fdp, cri-o 1.21.3-6.rhaos4.8.gite34bf50.el7, +4 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core | >=2.292, <2.300 <2.289.2 |
2.300 2.289.2 |
| bitnami | jenkins | >=2.266.0, <2.300.0 |
2.300.0 |
Affected products
- Jenkins project Jenkins
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-384 Session Fixation
- Technology feeds
References
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github.com
/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/25a42f3942fd9f8bd768c887c679dbc796b4fcd5
web
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jenkins.io
/security/advisory/2021-06-30/#SECURITY-2371
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2021/06/30/1
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21671
advisory, web
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github.com
/jenkinsci/jenkins
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-21671
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4wr9-2xc6-jmg5
- NVD CVE-2021-21671
- OSV BIT-jenkins-2021-21671
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