CVE-2021-43289 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-2021-30233
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker who has compromised a GoCD agent can upload a malicious file into an arbitrary directory of a GoCD server, but does not control the filename.
Patch / fix
- thoughtworks gocd 21.3.0
Exploit prediction
2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% 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 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/gocd/gocd/commit/4c4bb4780eb0d3fc4cacfc4cfcc0b07e2eaf0595
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/gocd/gocd/commit/c22e0428164af25d3e91baabd3f538a41cadc82f
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-2021-43289
- NVD CVE-2021-43289
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