CVE-2021-41111 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Rundeck

Medium 6.4 Published 28 Feb 2022 Updated 23 Apr 2025

Authenticated users can bypass project isolation to read webhook definitions and tokens from other projects, potentially triggering sensitive actions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-41111?

CVE-2021-41111 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rundeck, published on 28 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rundeck is an open source automation service with a web console, command line tools and a WebAPI. Prior to versions 3.4.5 and 3.3.15, an authenticated user with authorization to read webhooks in one project can craft a request to reveal Webhook definitions and tokens in another project. The user could use the revealed webhook tokens to trigger webhooks. Severity depends on trust level of authenticated users and whether any webhooks exist that trigger sensitive actions. There are patches for this vulnerability in versions 3.4.5 and 3.3.15. There are currently no known workarounds.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41111?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pagerduty Rundeck.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2021-41111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mfqj-f22m-gv8j.