Path traversal in HTML Publisher - CVE-2018-1000175
Published: October 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21531
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000175
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
HTML Publisher
HTML Publisher
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote authenticated attacker who is able to configure the HTML Publisher build step can override arbitrary files on the Jenkins master.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000175
Install updates from vendor's website.