CVE-2014-2066 Jenkins session fixation vulnerability

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack web sessions in Jenkins by overriding cookies, leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-2066?

CVE-2014-2066 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 17 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Session fixation vulnerability in Jenkins before 1.551 and LTS before 1.532.2 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via vectors involving the "override" of Jenkins cookies.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2066?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions1.532.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions1.532.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 1.5331.551
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 1.5331.551

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2066?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.532.2 or 1.551.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2014-2066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8jfx-h6q2-v4g3.

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