CVE-2024-52550 Rebuilding a run with revoked script approval allowed by Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

High 8.0 Published Updated

Attackers with build permissions can bypass script approval checks to execute unapproved Groovy code during build rebuilds.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-52550?

CVE-2024-52550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin, published on 13 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 3990.vd281dd77a_388 and earlier, except 3975.3977.v478dd9e956c3 does not check whether the main (Jenkinsfile) script for a rebuilt build is approved, allowing attackers with Item/Build permission to rebuild a previous build whose (Jenkinsfile) script is no longer approved.

Weakness: CWE-354

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52550?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenAll versions3993.v3e20a
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps MavenAll versions3993.v3e20a

Products include Jenkins Pipeline\.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52550?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps to 3993.v3e20a or later.

Is CVE-2024-52550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrpr-vr82-x88r.

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