Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins promoted builds Plugin
Priority LOW 22CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins promoted builds Plugin 3.9 and earlier allows attackers to to promote builds.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0116 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Jenkins promoted builds Plugin (Jenkins project): 3.5.1org.jenkins-ci.plugins:promoted-builds (Maven): 3.9.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins promoted builds Plugin | up to 3.9 | 3.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:promoted-builds (Maven) | before 3.9.1 | 3.9.1 | Patch available | GHSA-5cxw-8v65-76vf |
- Jenkins promoted builds Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 3.9 Fixed in 3.5.1 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:promoted-builds (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.9.1 Fixed in 3.9.1 Patch available GHSA-5cxw-8v65-76vf
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins promoted builds Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 3.5.1
- Fix · GHSA-5cxw-8v65-76vf org.jenkins-ci.plugins:promoted-builds (Maven) Fixed in 3.9.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21641
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cxw-8v65-76vf
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Promoted Builds vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-13021 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Promoted Builds Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-11615 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins promoted builds Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-11611 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins promoted builds Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-15767 An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins Promoted Builds Plugin 2.31.1… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-21641 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21641 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cxw-8v65-76vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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