CVE-2019-16561: High severity jenkins websphere deployer vulnerability

Published Dec 17, 2019
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Updated

Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Jenkins Websphere Deployer Jenkins<=1.6.1
maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins:websphere-deployer<=1.6.1

Event History

Dec 17, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:40 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:03 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Jenkins vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Jenkins vulnerability is CVE-2019-16561.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16561?

The severity of CVE-2019-16561 is high with a severity value of 7.1.

3

How does Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allow SSL/TLS validation to be disabled?

Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier allows users with Overall/Read access to disable SSL/TLS certificate and hostname validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM.

4

What is the affected software for CVE-2019-16561?

The affected software for CVE-2019-16561 is Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin 1.6.1 and earlier.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-16561?

To fix CVE-2019-16561, update Jenkins WebSphere Deployer Plugin to a version later than 1.6.1.

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