CVE-2019-16566 Jenkins Team Concert Plugin missing permission check

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with read permissions can capture stored credentials by connecting to malicious URLs due to missing permission checks in the 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-2019-16566?

CVE-2019-16566 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Team Concert Plugin, published on 17 Dec 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 Team Concert Plugin 1.3.0 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16566?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:teamconcert MavenAll versions to 1.3.0None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:teamconcert MavenAll versions to 1.3.0None

Products include Jenkins Team Concert.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16566?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16566 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-2019-16566 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16566 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c998-c4f6-vjw2.

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