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CVE-2024-47807NVD status: Analyzed

Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin: Improper Authentication

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CVE-2024-47807 is a high-severity improper authentication vulnerability in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin from Jenkins, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin versions: 4.354.v321ce67a_1de8 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 51% of scored CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Openid Connect Authentication to 4.355.v3a_fb_fca_b_96d4 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on jenkins.io for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Jenkins ProjectJenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin4.354.v321ce67a_1de8 and earlierNot stated
JenkinsOpenid Connect Authenticationbefore 4.355.v3a_fb_fca_b_96d44.355.v3a_fb_fca_b_96d4

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CISA (ADP).

Official description

Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin 4.354.v321ce67a_1de8 and earlier does not check the `iss` (Issuer) claim of an ID Token, allowing attackers to subvert the authentication flow, potentially gaining administrator access to Jenkins.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

More Improper Authentication vulnerabilities (CWE-287)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin

All Jenkins OpenId Connect Authentication Plugin vulnerabilities

Recent Improper Authentication vulnerabilities

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