CVE-2021-43286

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker with privileges to create a new pipeline on a GoCD server can abuse a command-line injection in the Git URL "Test Connection" feature to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 82.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 14, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

cve@mitrehttps://blog.sonarsource.com/gocd-vulnerability-chain
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/2b77b533abcbb79c8fc758dec9984305dc1ade42
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/6fa9fb7a7c91e760f1adc2593acdd50f2d78676b
cve@mitrehttps://www.gocd.org/releases/#21-3-0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.sonarsource.com/gocd-vulnerability-chain
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/2b77b533abcbb79c8fc758dec9984305dc1ade42
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/6fa9fb7a7c91e760f1adc2593acdd50f2d78676b
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.gocd.org/releases/#21-3-0

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MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-43286?

CVE-2021-43286 is a high vulnerability published on April 14, 2022. An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. An attacker with privileges to create a new pipeline on a GoCD server can abuse a command-line injection in the Git URL "Test Connection" feature to execute arbitrary code.

When was CVE-2021-43286 disclosed?

CVE-2021-43286 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 14, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-43286 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-43286 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-43286?

CVE-2021-43286 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-43286?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-43286, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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