CVE-2021-43287

HIGH EXPLOITED NUCLEI

ThoughtWorks GoCD <21.3.0 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-43287 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Wrin9. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits an arbitrary file read vulnerability in GoCD (CVE-2021-43287) via a path traversal attack. It includes both verification and exploitation capabilities, with support for reverse shell payloads.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by Wrin9 · remote
https://github.com/Wrin9/CVE-2021-43287

This PoC exploits an arbitrary file read vulnerability in GoCD (CVE-2021-43287) via a path traversal attack. It includes both verification and exploitation capabilities, with support for reverse shell payloads.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoCD 14.2.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the GoCD server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Pre-Auth Takeover of Build Pipelines in GoCD
HIGHby dhiyaneshDk
Shodan: http.title:"Create a pipeline - Go" html:"GoCD Version" || http.html:"gocd version" || http.title:"create a pipeline - go" html:"gocd version"
FOFA: title="create a pipeline - go" html:"gocd version" || body="gocd version"

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.gocd.org/releases/#21-3-0
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.sonarsource.com/gocd-pre-auth-pipeline-takeover

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.2369
EPSS Percentile 97.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-05-02
CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
thoughtworks/gocd < 21.3.0
Published Apr 14, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026