CVE-2015-5325 Jenkins allows Bypass of Access Restrictions
Attackers can bypass slave-to-master access restrictions in Jenkins using JNLP slaves, potentially escalating privileges or bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5325?
CVE-2015-5325 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 25 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allow attackers to bypass intended slave-to-master access restrictions by leveraging a JNLP slave. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3665.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5325?
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 | 1.625.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | All versions | 1.625.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | From 1.626 | 1.638 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | From 1.626 | 1.638 |
Products include Jenkins Jenkins, Redhat Openshift.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5325?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 1.625.2 or 1.638.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-5325 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5325 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2q2-8pwq-fr5r.