CVE-2021-21611 (GCVE-0-2021-21611)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-13 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:16
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Summary
Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier does not escape display names and IDs of item types shown on the New Item page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to specify display names or IDs of item types.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Jenkins project Jenkins Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.274 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ LTS 2.263.1 (custom)
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