Input validation error in Configuration as Code - CVE-2019-10362
Published: October 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21536
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10362
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Configuration as Code
Configuration as Code
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing YAML files. A remote authenticated attacker with permission to change Jenkins system configuration can specify crafted descriptions containing variable references and obtain the values of environment variables.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10362
Install updates from vendor's website.