CVE-2021-43286

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker with privileges to create a new pipeline on a GoCD server can abuse a command-line injection in the Git URL "Test Connection" feature to execute arbitrary code.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gocd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.gocd.org/releases/#21-3-0 issue tracking release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/2b77b533abcbb79c8fc758dec9984305dc1ade42 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/6fa9fb7a7c91e760f1adc2593acdd50f2d78676b third party advisory patch
https://blog.sonarsource.com/gocd-vulnerability-chain exploit third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-43286?
CVE-2021-43286 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-43286?
To fix CVE-2021-43286, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-43286 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-43286 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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