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CVE-2021-21608 (GCVE-0-2021-21608)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-13 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:16
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Summary
Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier does not escape button labels in the Jenkins UI, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with the ability to control button labels.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Jenkins project Jenkins Affected: unspecified , ≤ 2.274 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ LTS 2.263.1 (custom)
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