CVE-2018-1000418 Jenkins HipChat Plugin allows credential capture due to incorrect authorization
Attackers with read access can send test notifications to external servers, capturing stored Jenkins credentials due to improper authorization checks.
- 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-2018-1000418?
CVE-2018-1000418 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins HipChat Plugin 2.2.0 and earlier in HipChatNotifier.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read access to send test notifications to an attacker-specified HipChat server with attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000418?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:hipchat. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:hipchat Maven | All versions | 2.2.1 |
org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:hipchat Maven | All versions | 2.2.1 |
Products include Atlassian Hipchat.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000418?
Upgrade org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:hipchat to 2.2.1 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2018-1000418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-14586 The Hipchat for Mac desktop client is vulnerable to client-side remote code execution via video call link parsing.
- CVE-2018-1000419 Jenkins HipChat Plugin allows attackers with Overall/Read access to obtain credential IDs
- CVE-2015-5603 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-8058 Security feature bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3f7-2qfw-348x.