Improper authorization in Jenkins - CVE-2018-1999004
Published: July 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14006
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1999004
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in SlaveComputer.java. A remote attacker with Overall/Read permission can bypass authorization to initiate agent launches, and abort in-progress agent launches.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1999004
The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 1.121.2, 1.133.