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CVE-2021-21639 (GCVE-0-2021-21639)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-07 13:50 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:16
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Summary
Jenkins 2.286 and earlier, LTS 2.277.1 and earlier does not validate the type of object created after loading the data submitted to the `config.xml` REST API endpoint of a node, allowing attackers with Computer/Configure permission to replace a node with one of a different type.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Jenkins project Jenkins Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.286 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ LTS 2.277.1 (custom)
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