CVE-2021-43290

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker who has compromised a GoCD agent can upload a malicious file into a directory of a GoCD server. They can control the filename but the directory is placed inside of a directory that they can't control.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.23% Top 15%
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/4c4bb4780eb0d3fc4cacfc4cfcc0b07e2eaf0595 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/c22e0428164af25d3e91baabd3f538a41cadc82f 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-2021-43290?
CVE-2021-43290 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-43290?
To fix CVE-2021-43290, 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-2021-43290 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-43290 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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