SB2020031136 - XML External Entity injection in Jenkins Rundeck Plugin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2144)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote user with Overall/Read access can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1702