CVE-2012-6072 Jenkins allows HTTP Injection and Response Splitting
Remote attackers can inject HTTP headers and split responses in Jenkins, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6072?
CVE-2012-6072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 24 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CRLF injection vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.491, Jenkins LTS before 1.480.1, and Jenkins Enterprise 1.424.x before 1.424.6.13, 1.447.x before 1.447.4.1, and 1.466.x before 1.466.10.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6072?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | All versions | 1.480.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | All versions | 1.480.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | From 1.481 | 1.491 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | From 1.481 | 1.491 |
Products include Cloudbees Jenkins, Jenkins Jenkins.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6072?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.480.1 or 1.491.
Is CVE-2012-6072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q8v-qx2x-hxjx.