CVE-2019-16550 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin
Attackers can force Jenkins to connect to malicious servers and parse XML via CSRF in the Maven Release Plugin connection test form.
- 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-2019-16550?
CVE-2019-16550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin, published on 17 Dec 2019. 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
A cross-site request forgery vulnerability in a connection test form method in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin 0.16.1 and earlier allows attackers to have Jenkins connect to an attacker specified web server and parse XML documents.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16550?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release Maven | All versions | 0.16.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release Maven | All versions | 0.16.2 |
Products include Jenkins Maven.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16550?
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins.m2release:m2release to 0.16.2 or later.
Is CVE-2019-16550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Maven Release Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2x8-xw86-vpq3.