CVE-2019-1003011 Jenkins Token Macro Plugin's recursive token expansion results in information disclosure and DoS

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers controlling token macro input can trigger recursive evaluation, causing denial of service and information exposure in Jenkins.

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-2019-1003011?

CVE-2019-1003011 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 6 Feb 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information exposure and denial of service vulnerability exists in Jenkins Token Macro Plugin 2.5 and earlier in src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/Parser.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/TokenMacro.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/impl/AbstractChangesSinceMacro.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/impl/ChangesSinceLastBuildMacro.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/tokenmacro/impl/ProjectUrlMacro.java that allows attackers with the ability to control token macro input (such as SCM changelogs) to define recursive input that results in unexpected macro evaluation.

Weakness: CWE-674

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1003011?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro MavenAll versions2.6
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro MavenAll versions2.6

Products include Jenkins Token Macro, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1003011?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins:token-macro to 2.6 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-1003011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1003011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Openshift Container Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-23h9-m55m-c5jp.

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