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TI-2021-04705 Aliases CVE-2021-21625GHSA-jwr9-h4jm-c9ch

Missing authorization in Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin

Priority LOW 21CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin 1.28 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a helper method for HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of AWS credentials stored in Jenkins in some circumstances.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00748 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials (Maven): 1.28.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Pluginup to 1.28—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials (Maven)before 1.28.11.28.1Patch availableGHSA-jwr9-h4jm-c9ch
  • Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.28 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.28.1 Fixed in 1.28.1 Patch available GHSA-jwr9-h4jm-c9ch

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:cloudbees_aws_credentials:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.28VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:cloudbees_aws_credentials:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.28 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-jwr9-h4jm-c9ch org.jenkins-ci.plugins:aws-credentials (Maven) Fixed in 1.28.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21625
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwr9-h4jm-c9ch

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2022-10320 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
  • TI-2022-10321 Missing authorization in Jenkins CloudBees AWS Credentials Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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