Improper access control in WebSphere Deployer - CVE-2019-16559
Published: December 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23677
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16559
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
WebSphere Deployer
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16559
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.