First published: Tue Jan 23 2018(Updated: )
Jenkins Checkstyle Plugin 3.49 and earlier processes XML external entities in files it parses as part of the build process, allowing attackers with user permissions in Jenkins to extract secrets from the Jenkins master, perform server-side request forgery, or denial-of-service attacks.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
maven/org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:checkstyle | <3.50 | 3.50 |
Checkstyle | <=3.49 |
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CVE-2018-1000009 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow attackers to extract sensitive information from the Jenkins master.
To fix CVE-2018-1000009, upgrade the Jenkins Checkstyle Plugin to version 3.50 or later.
CVE-2018-1000009 affects users of Jenkins with the Checkstyle Plugin version 3.49 and earlier.
CVE-2018-1000009 can enable secret extraction, server-side request forgery, and denial-of-service attacks.
There isn't a specific workaround for CVE-2018-1000009; the best action is to upgrade the affected plugin.