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TI-2021-04706 Aliases CVE-2021-21626GHSA-7j3x-xm4j-jfj7

Missing authorization in Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin

Priority LOW 22CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin 8.4.4 and earlier does not perform a permission check in methods implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Item/Read permission but without Item/Workspace or Item/Configure permission to check whether attacker-specified file patterns match workspace contents.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00857 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin (Jenkins project): 8.4.3.1io.jenkins.plugins:warnings-ng (Maven): 8.5.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Warnings Next Generation Pluginup to 8.4.48.4.3.1Patch availableCNA
—io.jenkins.plugins:warnings-ng (Maven)before 8.5.08.5.0Patch availableGHSA-7j3x-xm4j-jfj7
  • Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 8.4.4 Fixed in 8.4.3.1 Patch available CNA
  • io.jenkins.plugins:warnings-ng (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 8.5.0 Fixed in 8.5.0 Patch available GHSA-7j3x-xm4j-jfj7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:warnings_next_generation:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 8.4.4VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:warnings_next_generation:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 8.4.4 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 8.4.3.1
  • Fix · GHSA-7j3x-xm4j-jfj7 io.jenkins.plugins:warnings-ng (Maven) Fixed in 8.5.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21626
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j3x-xm4j-jfj7

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2019-15853 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-07276 Path traversal in Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2019-15868 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Warnings Next Generation Plugin CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2019-07634 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Warnings NG Plugin CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2019-07635 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Warnings NG Plugin CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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