What is CVE-2021-21634?

CVE-2021-21634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jabber \(Xmpp\) Notifier And Control, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2021-21634?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Jabber \(Xmpp\) Notifier And Control

CVE-2021-21634

Jenkins Jabber (XMPP) notifier and control Plugin 1.41 and earlier stores passwords unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Jabber_\(xmpp\)_notifier_and_control
Jenkins Project Jabber (Xmpp) Notifier And Control Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21634?: CVE-2021-21634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jabber \(Xmpp\) Notifier And Control, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-21634?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.