SSL/TLS certificate validation unconditionally disabled by Jenkins Micro Focus Application Automation Tools Plugin

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

4.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2021-22511: 0.40% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 34.72 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Micro Focus Application Automation Tools Plugin 6.7 and earlier unconditionally disables SSL/TLS certificate validation for connections to Service Virtualization servers. Micro Focus Application Automation Tools Plugin 6.8 no longer disables SSL/TLS certificate validation unconditionally by default. It provides an option to disable SSL/TLS certification validation for connections to Service Virtualization servers.

Published by the source

24 May 2022, 17:46 UTC

Last modified by the source

7 Dec 2023, 13:38 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-q296-9j5x-fxf4

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2021-22511

Advisory: SSL/TLS certificate validation unconditionally disabled by Jenkins Micro Focus Application Automation Tools Plugin
IDs: CVE-2021-22511, GHSA-q296-9j5x-fxf4
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2021-22511 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:hp-application-automation-tools-plugin 6.8. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:hp-application-automation-tools-plugin: affected <= 6.7; fixed in 6.8

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:hp-application-automation-tools-plugin: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.jenkins-ci.plugins:hp-application-automation-tools-plugin.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q296-9j5x-fxf4 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-q296-9j5x-fxf4 lists affected ranges: Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:hp-application-automation-tools-plugin >=0 <=6.7)

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