CVE-2019-10279 Missing permission check in Jenkins jenkins-reviewbot Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with read permissions can bypass authorization checks to initiate connections to arbitrary servers via the Reviewbot plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-10279?

CVE-2019-10279 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins jenkins-reviewbot Plugin, published on 4 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins jenkins-reviewbot Plugin in the ReviewboardDescriptor#doTestConnection form validation method allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to initiate a connection to an attacker-specified server.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10279?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jenkins-reviewbot. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jenkins-reviewbot MavenAll versions to 2.4.6None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jenkins-reviewbot MavenAll versions to 2.4.6None

Products include Jenkins Jenkins-Reviewbot.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-10279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2r46-cwgm-vvjx.

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