#VU21117 Stored cross-site scripting in Jenkins LTS and Jenkins - CVE-2019-10383

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21117

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10383

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Jenkins LTS
Server applications / Application servers
Jenkins
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: Jenkins

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the update site URL in some status messages shown in the update center. A remote authenticated administrator can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Jenkins LTS: 1.409.1 - 2.176.2

Jenkins: 2.0 - 2.191

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External links
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/28/4
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-08-28/#SECURITY-1453

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.