Config File ProviderApplication · Jenkins
CVE-2017-1000104
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Config File Provider Plugin is used to centrally manage configuration files that often include secrets, such as passwords. Users with only Overall/Read access to Jenkins were able to access URLs directly that allowed viewing these files. Access to view these files now requires sufficient permissions to configure the provided files, view the configuration of the folder in which the configuration files are defined, or have Job/Configure permissions to a job able to use these files.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Config File Provider Plugin in Jenkins allowed users with only Overall/Read access to directly access URLs and view configuration files containing secrets like passwords. This was an information disclosure vulnerability due to insufficient authorization checks on file access URLs.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Config File ProviderApplication
<= 2.16.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Config File Provider Plugin is installedGo to Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed tab and search for 'Config File Provider' or check the plugin directory on the Jenkins controller for the config-file-provider plugin folderAffected if The plugin is present in the Jenkins installation
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Check installed version of Config File Provider PluginIn Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Installed tab, find Config File Provider Plugin and note the version number listedAffected if The installed version is 2.16.1 or lower
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Test URL-based access to configuration files with minimal permissionsCreate or use a test user account with only Overall/Read permission, then attempt to access known configuration file URLs (such as those ending in /userContent/configfiles/ or similar paths used by the plugin) while logged in as that userAffected if The user with only Overall/Read permission can successfully view configuration files containing sensitive data like passwords or credentials
A user is affected if the Config File Provider Plugin version is 2.16.1 or lower AND users with only Overall/Read permission can directly access and view configuration files containing secrets through URL paths.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Config File Provider Plugin to the patched version. Verify that users now require appropriate permissions (configure files, view folder configuration, or Job/Configure permissions) to access sensitive configuration files.
Fix this in Config File Provider
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Testing2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-1000104 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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