CVE-2014-9635 Jenkins HttpOnly flag not Set for session cookies

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can steal session cookies via script access because Jenkins fails to set the HttpOnly flag, potentially leading to session hijacking.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-9635?

CVE-2014-9635 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 12 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins before 1.586 does not set the HttpOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for session cookies when run on Tomcat 7.0.41 or later, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to cookies.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9635?

2 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 versions1.586
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions1.586

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9635?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to 1.586 or later.

Is CVE-2014-9635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7f6w-fhmr-j8hq.

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