Path traversal in Support Core - CVE-2019-16540
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22918
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-2019-16540
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Support Core
Support Core
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not validate the paths submitted for the "Delete Support Bundles" feature. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the Jenkins master file system accessible to the OS user account running Jenkins.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16540
Install updates from vendor's website.