CVE-2021-21423Network attack vector

Repository compromise via comment-triggered privileged workflow

Published Apr 6, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper workflow authorization in Amazon Web Services Projen 0.6.0 through 0.16.40 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The NodeProject rebuild-bot workflow accepts an issue_comment containing @projen rebuild and runs pull-request content with the target repository's GITHUB_TOKEN. Any GitHub user can reach it; repositories without default-branch protection expose configured secrets and allow repository changes.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability1.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper workflow authorization in Amazon Web Services Projen 0.6.0 through 0.16.40 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. The NodeProject rebuild-bot workflow accepts an issue_comment containing @projen rebuild and runs pull-request content with the target repository's GITHUB_TOKEN. Any GitHub user can reach it; repositories without default-branch protection expose configured secrets and allow repository changes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-21423
Published
Apr 6, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
Projen
Classifications
CWE-527, T1195.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 6, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 0.6.0, < 0.16.41

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Amazon Web Services · Projenversion=>= 0.6.0, < 0.16.41

Published CVSS scores

6.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
5.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-527Exposure of Version-Control Repository to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain

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