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CVE-2017-2611

Jenkins before versions 2.44, 2.32.2 is vulnerable to an insufficient permission check for periodic processes (SECURITY-389). The URLs /workspaceCleanup and /fingerprintCleanup did not perform permission checks, allowing users with read access to Jenkins to trigger these background processes (that are otherwise performed daily), possibly causing additional load on Jenkins master and agents.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from jenkins, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-05-08T18:29:00.310

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:23:49.673

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-358
Type: Primary
CWE-863

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	jenkins	jenkins	< 2.32.2	Yes
Application	jenkins	jenkins	< 2.44	Yes
Application	redhat	openshift	2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	openshift	3.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95956 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2611 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/97a61a9fe55f4c16168c123f98301a5173b9fa86 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95956 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2611 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/97a61a9fe55f4c16168c123f98301a5173b9fa86 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For jenkins's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.