Path Traversal in Thoughtworks Gocd

CVE-2021-43289

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.023 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43289?
CVE-2021-43289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thoughtworks Gocd, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-43289?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43289 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.