How severe is CVE-2021-21653?

CVE-2021-21653 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2021-21653?

CVE-2021-21653 affects the following packages: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21653?

Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector to 2.4.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-21653 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2021-21653 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2021-21653 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Is CVE-2021-21653 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2021-21653 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-21653?

CVE-2021-21653 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.9%, placing it in the 57th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was CVE-2021-21653 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2021-21653 was published on May 11, 2021 and was last updated on July 9, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2021-21653 — xray-connector

MEDIUM

CVE-2021-21653 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Missing Authorization in jenkins xray-connector

Also known asGHSA-5557-j87h-cvf4

Published

May 11, 2021

Updated

Jul 9, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs57th percentile — riskier than 57% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2021-21653 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Jenkins Xray - Test Management for Jira Plugin 2.4.0 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint, allowing with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector`	all versions	2.4.1`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector:2.4.1`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

xray - test management for jirajenkins

≤ 2.4.0

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:xray-connector to 2.4.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-21653 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

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