CVE-2021-21657

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Jenkins Filesystem Trigger Plugin 0.40 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jenkins project	Jenkins Filesystem Trigger Plugin	>= unspecified, <= 0.40

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/25/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-05-25/#SECURITY-2339Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/25/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-05-25/#SECURITY-2339Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 25, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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