Directory Traversal Affecting jenkins package, versions <0:2.303.3.1637597018-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JENKINS-4399058
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed4 Nov 2021

Introduced: 4 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-21690  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 jenkins to version 0:2.303.3.1637597018-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4801.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jenkins package and not the jenkins package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Agent processes are able to completely bypass file path filtering by wrapping the file operation in an agent file path in Jenkins 2.318 and earlier, LTS 2.303.2 and earlier.

CVSS Scores

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