CVE-2021-43287

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-04-15. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 28%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. The business continuity add-on, which is enabled by default, leaks all secrets known to the GoCD server to unauthenticated attackers.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
54(Track)
EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
28%
EPSS %ILE
98%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 14, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

Weakness Classification(1)

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

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCHigorGabrielDCF/GoCD_PoC_Supply_Chain_Attack
    First seen Oct 11, 2025

    CVE-2021-43287 CVE-2021-43288 CVE-2021-43289 CVE-2021-43290

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCWrin9/CVE-2021-43287
    First seen May 7, 2022

    CVE-2021-43287_GoCD_fileread_POC_EXP

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2021/CVE-2021-43287.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2021

    Pre-Auth Takeover of Build Pipelines in GoCD

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-43287?
CVE-2021-43287 is a high vulnerability published on April 14, 2022. An issue was discovered in ThoughtWorks GoCD before 21.3.0. The business continuity add-on, which is enabled by default, leaks all secrets known to the GoCD server to unauthenticated attackers.
When was CVE-2021-43287 disclosed?
CVE-2021-43287 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-2021-43287 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-43287 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 2.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-43287?
CVE-2021-43287 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-43287?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-43287, 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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