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CVE-2021-21684 (GCVE-0-2021-21684)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-06 22:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:23
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Summary
Jenkins Git Plugin 4.8.2 and earlier does not escape the Git SHA-1 checksum parameters provided to commit notifications when displaying them in a build cause, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Jenkins project Jenkins Git Plugin Affected: unspecified , ≤ 4.8.2 (custom)
Unaffected: 4.7.1.1
Unaffected: 4.3.1
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