CVE-2021-21660 (GCVE-0-2021-21660)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-25 14:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:23
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Summary
Jenkins Markdown Formatter Plugin 0.1.0 and earlier does not sanitize crafted link target URLs, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with the ability to edit any description rendered using the configured markup formatter.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Jenkins project Jenkins Markdown Formatter Plugin Affected: unspecified , ≤ 0.1.0 (custom)
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