CVE-2019-16560 Cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin

High 8.8 Published 17 Dec 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit CSRF to perform connection tests and determine file existence on the Jenkins master file system.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2019-16560?

CVE-2019-16560 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins WebSphere Deployer 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 Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows attackers to perform connection tests and determine whether files with an attacker-specified path exist on the Jenkins master file system.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16560?

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

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer` Maven	All versions to `1.6.1`	None
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer` Maven	All versions to `1.6.1`	None

Products include Jenkins Websphere Deployer.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-16560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c3wf-rrhq-rfp2.