HTML Publisher Plugin up to 1.15 on Jenkins HtmlPublisherTarget.java path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HTML Publisher Plugin up to 1.15 on Jenkins. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file HtmlPublisherTarget.java. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1000175. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in HTML Publisher Plugin up to 1.15 on Jenkins (Jenkins Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file HtmlPublisherTarget.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path traversal vulnerability exists in Jenkins HTML Publisher Plugin 1.15 and older in HtmlPublisherTarget.java that allows attackers able to configure the HTML Publisher build step to override arbitrary files on the Jenkins master.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2018. The weakness was presented 05/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at jenkins.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1000175 since 05/08/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 22 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-117416, VDB-117417, VDB-117419 and VDB-117420 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Jenkins Plugin

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• HTML Publisher Plugin

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15

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