CVE-2020-2211 RCE vulnerability in ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can achieve remote code execution via unsafe YAML deserialization in the Jenkins ElasticBox Kubernetes CI/CD 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-2020-2211?

CVE-2020-2211 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin, published on 2 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins ElasticBox Jenkins Kubernetes CI/CD Plugin 1.3 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2211?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
com.elasticbox.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-ci MavenAll versions to 1.3None
com.elasticbox.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-ci MavenAll versions to 1.3None

Products include Jenkins Kubernetes Ci.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2020-2211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9r3h-wm3x-v245.

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