Multiple vulnerabilities in Maven Release plugin for Jenkins



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2019-16549
CVE-2019-16550
CWE-ID CWE-611
CWE-352
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Maven Release
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Jenkins

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU23665

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16549

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote authenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application, conduct a man-in-the-middle attack and have Jenkins parse crafted XML documents.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Maven Release: 0.1.0 - 0.16.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU23666

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16550

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to a connection test form validation method does not require POST requests. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Maven Release: 0.1.0 - 0.16.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-12-17/#SECURITY-1681


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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