CVE-2020-2293 Arbitrary file read vulnerability in Jenkins Persona Plugin

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers with read permissions can read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller via the Persona 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-2020-2293?

CVE-2020-2293 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Jenkins Persona Plugin, published on 8 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jenkins Persona Plugin 2.4 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read permission to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2293?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:persona MavenAll versions to 2.4None
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:persona MavenAll versions to 2.4None

Products include Jenkins Persona.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-2293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mfw-p6qv-wgvv.

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