Improper access control in Gerrit Trigger - CVE-2019-16552
Published: December 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23669
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-2019-16552
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
Gerrit Trigger
Gerrit Trigger
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not perform permission checks in methods performing form validation. A remote authenticated user with Overall/Read access can perform connection tests, connecting to an HTTP URL or SSH server using attacker-specified credentials, or determine whether files with an attacker-specified path exist on the Jenkins master file system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16552
Install updates from vendor's website.