GitHub Authentication Plugin up to 0.29 on Jenkins GithubSecurityRealm.java session fixiation

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A vulnerability was found in GitHub Authentication Plugin up to 0.29 on Jenkins and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file GithubSecurityRealm.java. Such manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-1003019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GitHub Authentication Plugin up to 0.29 on Jenkins (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file GithubSecurityRealm.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An session fixation vulnerability exists in Jenkins GitHub Authentication Plugin 0.29 and earlier in GithubSecurityRealm.java that allows unauthorized attackers to impersonate another user if they can control the pre-authentication session.

The bug was discovered 01/28/2019. The weakness was published 02/06/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at jenkins.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-1003019 since 02/06/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 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.

Similar entry is available at VDB-130609. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Name

• GitHub Authentication Plugin

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23
• 0.24
• 0.25
• 0.26
• 0.27
• 0.28
• 0.29

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• open-source

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