What is CVE-2021-21681?

CVE-2021-21681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Nomad, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2021-21681?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Nomad

CVE-2021-21681

Jenkins Nomad Plugin 0.7.4 and earlier stores Docker passwords unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Nomad
Jenkins Project Nomad 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-2021-21681?: CVE-2021-21681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Nomad, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2021-21681?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.