CVE-2012-4438 Jenkins allows Data Insertion and Execution of Code by those with Read and HTTP Access

What is CVE-2012-4438?

CVE-2012-4438 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 18 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins main before 1.482 and LTS before 1.466.2 allows remote attackers with read access and HTTP access to Jenkins master to insert data and execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4438?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4438?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.466.2 or 1.482.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2012-4438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wr6p-j63r-xqhv.