Improper access control in WebSphere Deployer - CVE-2019-16559
Published: December 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23677
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-2019-16559
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jenkins
Affected software:
WebSphere Deployer
WebSphere Deployer
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 user with Overall/Read access can perform connection tests, determine whether files with an attacker-specified path exist on the Jenkins master file system, and obtain limited information about the Jenkins and plugin configuration based on the responses.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16559
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.