User Impersonation Affecting org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core package, versions [,2.107.3) [2.120,2.121)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (21st percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGJENKINSCIMAIN-32370
  • published 13 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 26 Apr 2018
  • credit Sureshbabu Narvaneni

How to fix?

Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to versions 2.107.3, 2.121 or higher.

Overview

org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core is an open source automation server.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Impersonation via the HudsonPrivateSecurityRealm.java method. A malicious user could sign up using user names containing control characters that can then appear to have the same name as other users, and cannot be deleted via the UI.