CVE-2015-1814 Jenkins allows for Privilege Escalation by Remote Authenticated Users

What is CVE-2015-1814?

CVE-2015-1814 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 16 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The API token-issuing service in Jenkins before 1.606 and LTS before 1.596.2 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a "forced API token change" involving anonymous users.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1814?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 2 products.

Products include Jenkins Jenkins, Redhat Openshift.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1814?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.596.2 or 1.606.

Is CVE-2015-1814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1814 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-3269-jqp5-v8c9.