CVE-2021-21611: Cross-site Scripting

January 13, 2021 (updated November 2, 2023)

Jenkins does not escape display names and IDs of item types shown on the New Item page, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers able to specify display names or IDs of item types.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21611
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-01-13/

Code Behaviors & Features

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