Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Lab Manager Slaves - CVE-2019-1003079

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in VMware Lab Manager Slaves - CVE-2019-1003079

Published: October 4, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21562
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1003079
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
VMware Lab Manager Slaves

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to missing permission check in the "LabManager.DescriptorImpl#doTestConnection" form validation method. A remote authenticated attacker can capture credentials stored in Jenkins.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-1003079

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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