CVE-2021-43286 json
An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0.
published 2022-04-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-30230
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker with privileges to create a new pipeline on a GoCD server can abuse a command-line injection in the Git URL "Test Connection" feature to execute arbitrary code.
Patch / fix
- thoughtworks gocd 21.3.0
Exploit prediction
2.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- blog.sonarsource.com https://blog.sonarsource.com/gocd-vulnerability-chain referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
-
github.com
/gocd/gocd/commit/2b77b533abcbb79c8fc758dec9984305dc1ade42
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/gocd/gocd/commit/6fa9fb7a7c91e760f1adc2593acdd50f2d78676b
patch, third-party-advisory
-
blog.sonarsource.com
/gocd-vulnerability-chain
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
gocd.org
/releases/#21-3-0
issue-tracking, release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-43286
- NVD CVE-2021-43286
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