SB2019102411 - Privilege escalation in Global Post Script plugin for Jenkins



SB2019102411 - Privilege escalation in Global Post Script plugin for Jenkins

Published: October 24, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019102411
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10474)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing permission checks on a method implementing form validation. A remote authenticated attacker with Overall/Read permission can list the files contained in "$JENKINS_HOME/global-post-script" that can be used by the plugin.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.