Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin
Priority LOW 27CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin 3.7.0 and earlier allows attackers to delete configuration files corresponding to an attacker-specified ID.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01053 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:config-file-provider (Maven): 3.7.1Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin | up to 3.7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:config-file-provider (Maven) | before 3.7.1 | 3.7.1 | Patch available | GHSA-998m-f2x3-jjq4 |
- Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 3.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:config-file-provider (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.7.1 Fixed in 3.7.1 Patch available GHSA-998m-f2x3-jjq4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-998m-f2x3-jjq4 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:config-file-provider (Maven) Fixed in 3.7.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2021:2437 Released 2021-07-27 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.8.2 packages and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 afterburn-5.0.0-1.rhaos4.8.el8, atomic-openshift-service-idler-4.8.0-202106281541.p0.git.39cfc66.assembly.stream.el8, butane-0.12.1-1.rhaos4.8.el8 +47
- RHSA-2021:2431 Released 2021-07-02 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.5.41 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 jenkins-2-plugins-4.5.1623326336-1.el7, jenkins-2.277.3.1623846768-1.el7
- RHSA-2021:2517 Released 2021-06-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 3.11.462 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins-3.11.1624366838-1.el7, jenkins-2.289.1.1624365627-1.el7
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2021:2122 Released 2021-06-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.7.13 packages and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 cri-o-1.20.2-12.rhaos4.7.git9f7be76.el7, cri-o-1.20.2-12.rhaos4.7.git9f7be76.el8, cri-tools-1.20.0-3.el7 +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| 7Server-RHMTC-1.4 | Fixed | — |
| 8Base-RHMTC-1.4 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2517 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2431 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2122 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2437 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21644
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-998m-f2x3-jjq4
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Config File Provider vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04722 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-21168 Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin 952.va_544a_6234b_46 and earlier does not mask (i.e… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-15887 A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-04723 Incorrect authorization in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-14441 The Config File Provider Plugin is used to centrally manage configuration files that… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-15886 A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Jenkins Config File Provider Plugin 3.1… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-21644 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21644 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-998m-f2x3-jjq4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-21644 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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