CVE-2019-1003050 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Jenkins

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers with job name control can inject scripts via Jenkins UI form controls, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-1003050?

CVE-2019-1003050 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 10 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The f:validateButton form control for the Jenkins UI did not properly escape job URLs in Jenkins 2.171 and earlier and Jenkins LTS 2.164.1 and earlier, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by users with the ability to control job names.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1003050?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.164.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenAll versions2.164.2
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.1652.172
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core MavenFrom 2.1652.172

Products include Jenkins Jenkins, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1003050?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.164.2 or 2.172.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2019-1003050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1003050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpg9-83fv-x9ch.

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