CVE-2017-2612 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Jenkins

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Low-privilege users can override JDK download credentials, potentially causing build failures and escalating privileges.

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-2017-2612?

CVE-2017-2612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 15 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 low privilege users were able to override JDK download credentials (SECURITY-392), resulting in future builds possibly failing to download a JDK.

Weakness: CWE-732, CWE-358

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2612?

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 versions2.32.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.32.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.342.44
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.342.44

Products include Jenkins Jenkins.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2612?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.32.2 or 2.44.

Is CVE-2017-2612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wf9g-rh76-6jvr.

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