#VU22924 Cross-site request forgery in Google Compute Engine - CVE-2019-16548
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22924
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16548
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine
Software vendor:
Jenkins
Jenkins
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not require POST requests on an API endpoint. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as provision new agents.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.