CVE-2021-21640 View name validation bypass in Jenkins

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers with view creation permissions can create views with invalid or duplicate names, bypassing validation logic in Jenkins.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-21640?

CVE-2021-21640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 7 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins 2.286 and earlier, LTS 2.277.1 and earlier does not properly check that a newly created view has an allowed name, allowing attackers with View/Create permission to create views with invalid or already-used names.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21640?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core and jenkins. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.277.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.277.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.2782.287
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.2782.287
jenkins BitnamiAll versions2.286.1

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21640?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.277.2 or 2.287.

Is CVE-2021-21640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-jenkins-2021-21640, GHSA-w2hv-rcqr-2h7r.

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