SB2020092218 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins MongoDB plugin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2267)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform permission checks in methods implementing form validation. A remote attacker can gain access to some metadata of any arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller.

2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-2268)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the form validation methods do 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.

Remediation

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

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1904