CVE-2017-2613 Cross-Site Request Forgery in Jenkins
Attackers can trick administrators into creating excessive user records via CSRF, potentially causing resource exhaustion or denial of service.
- 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-2017-2613?
CVE-2017-2613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 15 May 2018. 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
jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 is vulnerable to a user creation CSRF using GET by admins. While this user record was only retained until restart in most cases, administrators' web browsers could be manipulated to create a large number of user records (SECURITY-406).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2613?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | All versions | 2.32.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | All versions | 2.32.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | From 2.34 | 2.44 |
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core Maven | From 2.34 | 2.44 |
Products include Jenkins Jenkins.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2613?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.32.2 or 2.44.
Is CVE-2017-2613 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2613 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwv6-872c-gcg6.