SB2023121514 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins Nexus Platform plugin

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50766)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. 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.

2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50769)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform permission checks in methods implementing form validation. A remote user can connect to an attacker-specified HTTP server using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

3) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50768)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. 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.

4) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50767)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin does not perform permission checks in methods implementing form validation. A remote user can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-12-13/#SECURITY-3204
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-12-13/#SECURITY-3203