CVE-2014-3663: Medium severity jenkins lts vulnerability

Published Sep 30, 2014
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Updated

Jenkins before 1.583 and LTS before 1.565.3 allows remote authenticated users with the Job/CONFIGURE permission to bypass intended restrictions and create or destroy arbitrary jobs via unspecified vectors.

Other sources

Jenkins Security Advisory SECURITY-127 notes:

"User with a permission limited to configuring a job can effectively create a new job."

Jenkins Security Advisory SECURITY-128 notes:

"User with a permission limited to configuring a job can effectively destroy other jobs through renaming"

Red Hat

Affected Software

3 affected components
Jenkins Jenkins<=1.565.2
Jenkins Jenkins<=1.582
redhat Openshift<=3.1

Event History

Sep 30, 2014
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·03:44 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Oct 16, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3663?

CVE-2014-3663 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized job manipulation by authenticated users.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-3663?

To remediate CVE-2014-3663, upgrade Jenkins to version 1.583 or later and make sure Red Hat OpenShift is patched to the latest version.

3

What types of users are affected by CVE-2014-3663?

CVE-2014-3663 affects remote authenticated users who possess the Job/CONFIGURE permission in Jenkins.

4

What can attackers do in CVE-2014-3663?

Attackers exploiting CVE-2014-3663 can bypass restrictions to create or delete arbitrary jobs in Jenkins.

5

Which versions of Jenkins are vulnerable to CVE-2014-3663?

Jenkins versions before 1.583 and LTS versions before 1.565.3 are vulnerable to CVE-2014-3663.

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