CVE-2021-43288

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker in control of a GoCD Agent can plant malicious JavaScript into a failed Job Report.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.84% 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/f5c1d2aa9ab302a97898a6e4b16218e64fe8e9e4 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-2021-43288?
CVE-2021-43288 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-43288?
To fix CVE-2021-43288, 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-2021-43288 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-43288 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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