CVE-2021-21671 Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins

What is CVE-2021-21671?

CVE-2021-21671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 30 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Jenkins 2.299 and earlier, LTS 2.289.1 and earlier does not invalidate the previous session on login.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21671?

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

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21671?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.289.2 or 2.300.

Is CVE-2021-21671 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2018-1000861 Jenkins Stapler Web Framework Deserialization of Untrusted Data Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-1000353 Jenkins Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-5317 Jenkins User Interface (UI) Information Disclosure Exploited High 7.5
• CVE-2021-21690 Multiple vulnerabilities allow bypassing path filtering of agent-to-controller access control in Jenkins Critical 9.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-jenkins-2021-21671, GHSA-4wr9-2xc6-jmg5.