Google Compute Engine Plugin up to 4.1.1 on Jenkins SSH Host Key authorization
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A vulnerability was found in Google Compute Engine Plugin up to 4.1.1 on Jenkins (Jenkins Plugin). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component SSH Host Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.1.1 and earlier does not verify SSH host keys when connecting agents created by the plugin, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
The weakness was presented 11/21/2019 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-16546 since 09/20/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 146061, 146062, 146063 and 146064 for similar entries.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: AuthorizationCWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/20/2019 🔍11/21/2019 🔍
11/22/2019 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: openwall.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-16546 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 11/22/2019 08:16Updated: 11/22/2019 08:21
Changes: 11/22/2019 08:16 (40), 11/22/2019 08:21 (18)
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