CVE-2021-21676
Missing permission check in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin allows sending emails
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.7 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to send test emails to an attacker-specified email address.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.7 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to send test emails to an attacker-specified email address.
- Record
CVE-2021-21676- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.7 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to send test emails to an attacker-specified email address.
- Record
CVE-2021-21676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5478 No score
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.7 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to send test emails to an attacker-specified email address.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5478- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3gm-vv58-wr55
Missing permission check in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin allows sending emails
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.7 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to send test emails to an attacker-specified email address.
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.8 requires Overall/Administer permission to send test emails.
- Record
GHSA-w3gm-vv58-wr55- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w3gm-vv58-wr55
Missing permission check in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin allows sending emails
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.7 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to send test emails to an attacker-specified email address.
Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin 2.2.8 requires Overall/Administer permission to send test emails.
- Record
GHSA-w3gm-vv58-wr55- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requestsMaven |
through 2.2.7 | 2.2.8 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requestsMaven |
before 2.2.8, plus listed versions 2.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.2.1 Show 9 moreShow less2.2.22.2.32.2.42.2.52.2.62.2.7requests-2.0.1requests-2.1.0requests-2.2 |
2.2.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-21676 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Requests, published June 30, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests 2.2.8.