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CVE-2021-21683 (GCVE-0-2021-21683)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-06 22:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:23
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Summary
The file browser in Jenkins 2.314 and earlier, LTS 2.303.1 and earlier may interpret some paths to files as absolute on Windows, resulting in a path traversal vulnerability allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission (Windows controller) or Job/Workspace permission (Windows agents) to obtain the contents of arbitrary files.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Jenkins project Jenkins Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.314 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ LTS 2.303.1 (custom)
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