CVE-2014-9634: Medium severity Jenkins Jenkins vulnerability

Published Jan 23, 2015
·
Updated

Jenkins before 1.586 does not set the secure flag on session cookies when run on Tomcat 7.0.41 or later, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture cookies by intercepting their transmission within an HTTP session.

Other sources

Yann Rouillard reports:

Jenkins on Tomcat fails to set the secure flag on cookies.

External references: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=769682 https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-25019

Red Hat

Affected Software

81 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core<1.586
1.586
Jenkins Jenkins<=1.585
Apache Tomcat=7.0.41
Apache Tomcat=7.0.42
Apache Tomcat=7.0.43
Apache Tomcat=7.0.44
Apache Tomcat=7.0.45
Apache Tomcat=7.0.46
Apache Tomcat=7.0.47
Apache Tomcat=7.0.48
Apache Tomcat=7.0.49
Apache Tomcat=7.0.50
Apache Tomcat=7.0.51
Apache Tomcat=7.0.54
Apache Tomcat=7.0.55
Apache Tomcat=7.0.56
Apache Tomcat=7.0.57
Apache Tomcat=7.0.58
Apache Tomcat=7.0.59
Apache Tomcat=7.0.60
Apache Tomcat=7.0.61
Apache Tomcat=7.0.62
Apache Tomcat=7.0.63
Apache Tomcat=7.0.64
Apache Tomcat=7.0.65
Apache Tomcat=7.0.66
Apache Tomcat=7.0.67
Apache Tomcat=7.0.68
Apache Tomcat=7.0.69
Apache Tomcat=7.0.70
Apache Tomcat=7.0.71
Apache Tomcat=7.0.72
Apache Tomcat=7.0.73
Apache Tomcat=7.0.74
Apache Tomcat=7.0.75
Apache Tomcat=7.0.76
Apache Tomcat=7.0.77
Apache Tomcat=7.0.78
Apache Tomcat=7.0.79
Apache Tomcat=7.0.80
Apache Tomcat=7.0.81
All of the following
Jenkins Jenkins<=1.585
Any of the following
Apache Tomcat=7.0.41
Apache Tomcat=7.0.42
Apache Tomcat=7.0.43
Apache Tomcat=7.0.44
Apache Tomcat=7.0.45
Apache Tomcat=7.0.46
Apache Tomcat=7.0.47
Apache Tomcat=7.0.48
Apache Tomcat=7.0.49
Apache Tomcat=7.0.50
Apache Tomcat=7.0.51
Apache Tomcat=7.0.54
Apache Tomcat=7.0.55
Apache Tomcat=7.0.56
Apache Tomcat=7.0.57
Apache Tomcat=7.0.58
Apache Tomcat=7.0.59
Apache Tomcat=7.0.60
Apache Tomcat=7.0.61
Apache Tomcat=7.0.62
Apache Tomcat=7.0.63
Apache Tomcat=7.0.64
Apache Tomcat=7.0.65
Apache Tomcat=7.0.66
Apache Tomcat=7.0.67
Apache Tomcat=7.0.68
Apache Tomcat=7.0.69
Apache Tomcat=7.0.70
Apache Tomcat=7.0.71
Apache Tomcat=7.0.72
Apache Tomcat=7.0.73
Apache Tomcat=7.0.74
Apache Tomcat=7.0.75
Apache Tomcat=7.0.76
Apache Tomcat=7.0.77
Apache Tomcat=7.0.78
Apache Tomcat=7.0.79
Apache Tomcat=7.0.80
Apache Tomcat=7.0.81

Event History

Jan 23, 2015
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:19 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Sep 12, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
May 17, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:50 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9634?

CVE-2014-9634 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for cookie interception.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-9634?

To fix CVE-2014-9634, upgrade Jenkins to version 1.586 or later when running on Tomcat 7.0.41 or later.

3

Who discovered CVE-2014-9634?

CVE-2014-9634 was reported by security researcher Yann Rouillard.

4

What systems are affected by CVE-2014-9634?

CVE-2014-9634 affects Jenkins versions before 1.586 when run on Tomcat version 7.0.41 or later.

5

What is the nature of the vulnerability CVE-2014-9634?

CVE-2014-9634 involves the lack of a secure flag on session cookies, making them susceptible to interception.

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