CVE-2021-21628
Jenkins Build With Parameters Plugin 1.5 and earlier does not escape parameter names and descriptions, resulting in a stored cross-site…
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- jenkins
Description
Jenkins Build With Parameters Plugin 1.5 and earlier does not escape parameter names and descriptions, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Job/Configure permission.
Timeline
ID reserved
By jenkins
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 81.4% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
Jenkins project · Jenkins Build With Parameters Plugin
- affected unspecified – ≤ 1.5
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.plugins:build-with-parametersGHSA-xjrg-6fv9-6rjg (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-03-30/#SECURITY-2231 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210330 Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins plugins (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xjrg-6fv9-6rjg (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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