CVE-2021-21432

Reject unauthorized access with GitHub PATs

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 9, 2021 at 06:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorVelaServer

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

Vela is a Pipeline Automation (CI/CD) framework built on Linux container technology written in Golang. An authentication mechanism added in version 0.7.0 enables some malicious user to obtain secrets utilizing the injected credentials within the `~/.netrc` file. Refer to the referenced GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. This is fixed in version 0.7.5.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.7.5
Affected range stops below 0.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.7.5
Affected range stops below 0.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/go-vela/server/pull/337
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/go-vela/server/releases/tag/v0.7.5
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/server

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285CWE-862

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