Background exploitation KEV catalog Ransomware No authentication
CVE-2024-23897

Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to…

CheckOps priority index
9.9/10 Patch within 24 h
Severity9.8
Probability10.0
Exploitation5/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 100.00% higher than 99.99% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 9.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 806 days 19 Aug 2024
CISA due date 09 Sept 2024 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 5 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)19 Aug 2024
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)19 Aug 2024
  • Used by ransomwareyes
  • EPSS above 10 %100.00%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Affected products

JenkinsJenkins Command Line Interface (CLI)
Affected versions
  • patch: 0
  • patch: 2.442
  • patch: 2.426.3
  • patch: 2.440.1
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 100.00%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2017-1000353Jenkins Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    9.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2015-5317Jenkins User Interface (UI) Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    6.1 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2019-1003029Jenkins Script Security Plugin Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
    8.0 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2019-1003030Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    8.7 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2018-1000861Jenkins Stapler Web Framework Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
    9.3 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities