#VU60692 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Chef Sinatra - CVE-2022-25208

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60692

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25208

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Chef Sinatra
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Jenkins

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation. A remote user can have Jenkins send an HTTP request to an attacker-controlled URL and have it parse the response as XML.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Chef Sinatra: 1.20

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External links
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-02-15/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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