CVE-2021-21692 Multiple vulnerabilities allow bypassing path filtering of agent-to-controller access control in Jenkins

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers with read access can delete files on the Jenkins controller due to incorrect permission checks in file move operations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-21692?

CVE-2021-21692 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 4 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FilePath#renameTo and FilePath#moveAllChildrenTo in Jenkins 2.318 and earlier, LTS 2.303.2 and earlier only check 'read' agent-to-controller access permission on the source path, instead of 'delete'.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21692?

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 versions2.303.3
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.303.3
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.3042.319
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.3042.319
jenkins BitnamiAll versions2.319.0

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21692?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.303.3 or 2.319.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-21692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-jenkins-2021-21692, GHSA-8xg4-xq2v-v6j7.

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