What is CVE-2021-21649?

CVE-2021-21649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Dashboard_view, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-21649?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-21649 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Jenkins Dashboard_view

CVE-2021-21649

Jenkins Dashboard View Plugin 2.15 and earlier does not escape URLs referenced in Image Dashboard Portlets, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with View/Configure permission.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.727 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Dashboard_view
Jenkins Project Dashboard View Plugin — versions unspecified, 2.12.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21649?: CVE-2021-21649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Dashboard_view, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-21649?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-21649 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.