# CVE-2021-21676: Missing permission check in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin allows sending emails

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-21676-missing-permission-check-in-jenkins-requests-plugin-plugin-allows  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-21676 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Missing permission check in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin allows sending emails

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-requests). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-21676 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-21676 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-21676?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.2.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-21676?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests (Maven): upgrade to 2.2.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-21676?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests (Maven): upgrade to 2.2.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests to 2.2.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:requests (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.2.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-21676
- GHSA-w3gm-vv58-wr55

## Related threats

- [Incorrect Authorization in Jenkins requests-plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-34782-incorrect-authorization-in-jenkins-requests-plugin)
- [CSRF vulnerabilities in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-21675-csrf-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins-requests-plugin-plugin)
- [Missing permission check in Jenkins requests-plugin Plugin allows viewing pending requests](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-21674-missing-permission-check-in-jenkins-requests-plugin-plugin-allows)