CVE-2015-5325: High severity red hat openshift vulnerability

Published Nov 16, 2015
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Updated

Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allow attackers to bypass intended slave-to-master access restrictions by leveraging a JNLP slave. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-3665.

Other sources

The following flaw was found in Jenkins:

Slaves connecting via JNLP were not subject to the optional slave-to-master access control documented at http://jenkins-ci.org/security-144 (CVE-2014-3665).

This flaw allows to circumvent the major protection against less trusted node admins.

External References:

https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2015-11-11

Red Hat

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/Jenkins<1.638
1.638
redhat/Jenkins<1.625.2
1.625.2
redhat Openshift<=3.1
redhat Openshift=2.0
Jenkins Jenkins<=1.625.1
Jenkins Jenkins<=1.637
maven/org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core>=1.626<1.638
1.638
maven/org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core<1.625.2
1.625.2

Event History

Nov 25, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description
May 13, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:30 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5325?

CVE-2015-5325 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to Jenkins master's resources.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-5325?

To fix CVE-2015-5325, upgrade Jenkins to version 1.638 or later, or to LTS version 1.625.2 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2015-5325?

CVE-2015-5325 affects Jenkins versions prior to 1.638 and LTS versions before 1.625.2.

4

What are the consequences of exploiting CVE-2015-5325?

Exploiting CVE-2015-5325 could allow attackers to bypass access restrictions and execute unauthorized commands on the Jenkins master.

5

Is there a known fix for CVE-2015-5325?

Yes, the known fix for CVE-2015-5325 is to update Jenkins to a secure version that is not vulnerable.

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