CVE-2020-2255 Missing permission check in Blue Ocean Plugin

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers with read permissions can connect to arbitrary URLs due to missing permission checks in the Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-2255?

CVE-2020-2255 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin, published on 16 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Blue Ocean Plugin 1.23.2 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2255?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean MavenAll versions1.23.3
io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean MavenAll versions1.23.3

Products include Jenkins Blue Ocean.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2255?

Upgrade io.jenkins.blueocean:blueocean to 1.23.3 or later.

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

Is CVE-2020-2255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vc7g-4269-f7hw.

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