CVE-2014-2059

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CLI job creation (hudson/cli/CreateJobCommand.java) in Jenkins before 1.551 and LTS before 1.532.2 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via the job name.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.82% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory jenkins-ci.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91346 vdb entry
https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/ad38d8480f20ce3cbf8fec3e2003bc83efda4f7d patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/421 mailing list
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2014-02-14 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2059?
CVE-2014-2059 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2059?
To fix CVE-2014-2059, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2059 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2059 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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