Auth bypass in Jenkins Distributed Fork
CVE-2017-2652
It was found that there were no permission checks performed in the Distributed Fork plugin before and including 1.5.0 for Jenkins that provides the dist-fork CLI command beyond the basic check for Overall/Read permission, allowing anyone with that permission to run arbitrary shell commands on all connected nodes.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Jenkins Distributed_fork
- Jenkins Project Distfork Plugin — versions <=1.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2652?
- CVE-2017-2652 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Distributed Fork, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2652?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.